The Niagara Movement was devoted to A) eradicating prostitution. B) w
The Niagara Movement was devoted to A) eradicating prostitution. B) women’s suffrage. C) civil rights for African Americans. D) prohibition. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Niagara Movement was devoted to A) eradicating prostitution. B) women’s suffrage. C) civil rights for African Americans. D) prohibition. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which characteristic did most eastern North American Indian cultures share? a. Eastern Native Americans were united and spoke a common language. b. Eastern Native American tribes were ruled by a central leader from the most powerful tribe. c. Eastern Native Americans waged wars with large numbers of causalities to settle territorial disputes. d. Eastern Native […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Social Security Act did NOT provide for A) a retirement income based on previous earnings. B) aid to dependent children. C) unemployment insurance. D) national health insurance. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
On the issue of civil rights, President Eisenhower A) moved aggressively to compel local and state authorities to begin school desegregation. B) refused to enforce the Brown v. Board of Education decision. C) saw the guarantee of racial equality in America as a great moral obligation. D) believed the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, African Americans actively protested the tradition of segregation in that city by A) organizing a rent strike in the African-American ghetto’s housing projects. B) organizing an African-American boycott of the city’s bus service. C) refusing to send their children to segregated schools. D) staging “sit in” demonstrations at local lunch […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, all of the following occurred EXCEPT A) closed off immigration from Middle Eastern nations. B) Congress gave law enforcement agencies broader powers to monitor online communication. C) President Bush proposed the creation of a Department of Homeland Security. D) Congress authorized greater sharing of intelligence […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Assume the role of a skilled craftsman in the 1820s. Tell how your life has been affected by the forces of the industrial revolution and what you intend to do in response. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: Effects: job taken by unskilled laborer in factory; frequently unemployed; low wages; long hours. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What allowed Pueblo and Hopi agriculture to flourish in their Southwest settlements? A) an intricate maze of canals, dams, and terracing B) relying on crops other than corn, brown beans, and various forms of squash C) a temperate climate D) obtaining new agricultural techniques and utilizing labor from other nearby American Indian tribes ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the presidency of Bill Clinton. What were his major accomplishments and shortcomings? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Strengths/Accomplishments: raised taxes to reduce federal deficit; cut government spending; North American Free Trade Agreement; World Trade Organization; parental leave legislation; gun control; created millions of new jobs; welfare […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What event decimated the population of Europe in the 1300s, reducing the population by as much as half? A) The Black Death (bubonic plague) B) The Peasants’ Revolt C) The Great Famine D) The Hundred Years’ War ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020