The War of 1812 is significant for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) it strengthened America’s position relative to Spain in the South and Southwest. B) it damaged American morale and patriotism for a generation. C) it effectively destroyed the Native Americans’ ability to resist American expansion. D) it led to the demise of […]
Massachusetts Bay Puritans A) were Calvinists. B) were separatists. C) wrote the Mayflower Compact. D) believed hard work assured one of receiving God’s saving grace. ANSWER A
The goal of a typical Puritan in the early seventeenth century was to A) be as successful in business as possible. B) become a self-sufficient farmer. C) become a “visible saint” on earth and hence a member of the church. D) leave the Church of England. ANSWER C
To combat inflation during World War II, the federal government tried A) wage controls. B) raising taxes. C) price controls. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Leading evangelical revivalists of the Second Great Awakening A) held a strong faith in the capacity of human beings to improve society by applying their powers of reason. B) insisted that both individual salvation and social reform depended upon a greater national commitment to formal theological training. C) believed that individual redemption was available to […]
During World War II, racially discriminatory hiring practices in defense industries were prohibited by A) President Roosevelt’s executive order. B) the Smith-Connally Act. C) the Supreme Court in the Endo case. D) the War Labor Board. ANSWER A
Of the following, the most controversial issue in the National Organization for Women’s (NOW) bill of rights for women was its support for A) nondiscriminatory hiring practices. B) affirmative action programs. C) an Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution. D) a court suit against the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. ANSWER C
It is likely that the Senate would have accepted United States membership in the League of Nations if A) League membership had been made an integral part of the Treaty of Versailles. B) President Wilson had stuck to his principles. C) most Americans had favored League membership. D) President Wilson had allowed the Democrats to […]
Concern about slave illness most often caused planters to A) improve the living quarters and diets of their slaves. B) use home remedies on their slaves. C) let slaves treat themselves. D) hire professional doctors to treat slaves. ANSWER B
In the first year following America’s entry into World War II, the ________ captured ________ . A) Germans; Stalingrad B) Japanese; New Zealand C) Germans; the Suez Canal D) Japanese; the Philippines ANSWER D
