At the time of Columbus’s first voyage in 1492, __________. a. most educated Europeans believed the earth was flat b. no European nation had any interest in exploration c. most educated Europeans did not believe the earth was flat d. no one thought he would find anything e. the Catholic Church condemned this kind of […]
American prosperity in the early 1800s was based on __________. a. an industrial economy b. manufacturing c. monetary supplies d. agriculture and commerce e. the slave system ANSWER D
President Hoover’s popular image was badly damaged in 1932 when he A) signed the Hawley-Smoot Tariff. B) ordered a federal “dole” for the unemployed. C) blamed the business community for the depression. D) ordered the eviction of the Bonus Army from Washington, D.C. ANSWER D
The Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933 did NOT A) give the president increased powers over the Federal Reserve System. B) permit solvent banks to reopen under government supervision. C) allow the RFC to purchase the stock of troubled banks to keep them operating until they could be reorganized. D) guarantee payment of all individual […]
Unlike John Foster Dulles, President Eisenhower A) was cautious in his use of Cold War rhetoric. B) was a committed internationalist. C) was willing to consider the use of nuclear weapons. D) believed the United States should shoulder the burdens of protector of the free world. ANSWER A
In 1933, Congress created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to A) allow farmers to use their stored crops as collateral for loans. B) generate electricity for rural areas. C) underwrite farm mortgages. D) subsidize agricultural exports. ANSWER B
The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) proposed to solve the farm problem by A) raising farm production by subsidizing farm exports. B) raising prices by reducing agricultural production. C) increasing farm income by inflating the currency. D) All of the above. ANSWER B
In the 1763 Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian War, Britain acquired all the following EXCEPT A) French territory east of the Mississippi River. B) New Orleans. C) French Canada. D) Florida. ANSWER B
Which identifies the most important result of the domestication of maize (corn), beans, and squash by some Native American groups? a. People gained greater control over their environments. b. People stopped hunting mammals. c. People evolved into a single continental cultural unit. d. People were able to continue a wandering, hunting lifestyle. e. People moved […]
Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt held differing views on how best to achieve A) prohibition legislation. B) an end to poverty in America. C) antiprostitution legislation. D) women’s suffrage. ANSWER D
