How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention deal with the issue of slavery? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The ideal answer should include: 1. The issue of slavery was among the most difficult to resolve. 2. It revealed the existence of regional divisions within the new nation. 3. Planter delegates from […]
How did the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization fundamentally change the conflict in Vietnam? A) It allowed the United States to withdraw troops while supplying the South Vietnamese with money and arms to better train their own army. B) It prevented the Khmer Rouge from gaining power in Cambodia. C) It allowed the Nixon administration […]
As the 1780s progressed, the growing concern of “nationalists” in the new republic was that A) America’s virtuous citizenry did not require the constraining hand of central authority. B) the Articles of Confederation had located too much authority in Congress, too little in the states. C) Congress was investing too much effort in foreign policy, […]
During the Watergate investigation, Richard Nixon claimed “executive privilege” over protecting what items? A) guns and walkie-talkies used as part of the break-in B) audiotapes of conversations held in the Oval Office C) grand jury testimony provided during the Watergate investigation D) documents that outlined how Nixon’s reelection funds were spent ANSWER Answer: B
Why did Truman fire General MacArthur? A) MacArthur grew increasingly insubordinate. B) MacArthur wanted the U.S. to withdraw from Korea. C) MacArthur was genuinely incompetent. D) Truman had a personal dislike for MacArthur. ANSWER A
Jimmy Carter refused to sign the SALT II agreements, which would have further reduced the number of nuclear missile stockpiles in the United States and the Soviet Union. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Which group in American society benefited most from prohibition? a. The upper middle class benefited most because they were exempt from prohibition. b. Those who benefited most were the ones who controlled the illegal production and sale of alcoholic beverages. c. As the champions of this “noble experiment,” conservatives were the ones who benefited most. […]
During Ronald Reagan’s presidency, the United States armed forces invaded A) Grenada. B) Haiti. C) Nicaragua. D) Venezuela. ANSWER Answer: A
Coastal Carolina areas produced what items that were useful for shipbuilding? a. wood for masts and spars, and pig iron for metal hulls b. forest products such as pitch, turpentine, and resin c. craftsmen who could build schooners for the transatlantic trade d. rice to caulk wooden hulls ANSWER B
________ was the most successful American rock star of the 1980s. A) Michael Jackson B) Tina Turner C) Elvis Presley D) Madonna ANSWER Answer: A
