What does it mean that President Reagan saw the world “through a Cold War lens”? Explain how such a view of the world influenced President Reagan’s foreign policy. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Reagan saw the world as bipolar–the United States versus the Soviet Union, freedom versus communism. To him, communism had […]
Samuel Chase’s impeachment trial __________. a. destroyed the authority of the courts b. forced Marshall to resign c. maintained the independence of the judiciary d. showed Jefferson to be a conciliatory leader e. was a rather dull affair ANSWER C
Who were the chief beneficiaries of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)? A) large farmers B) tenant farmers C) farm workers D) sharecroppers ANSWER A
The most difficult domestic issue faced by President George Herbert Walker Bush was A) labor relations. B) controlling inflation. C) the environment. D) the growing federal budget deficit. ANSWER D
At the time Europeans arrived, the societies of central Mexico __________. a. included large cities ruled by effective bureaucracies b. used iron and bronze tools and weapons c. did not practice intensive agriculture d. were composed of small, isolated tribes e. were hunter-gatherers ANSWER A
Of the following, a professional police force first appeared in A) Philadelphia. B) New York City. C) Baltimore. D) Boston. ANSWER D
George W. Bush campaigned for the presidency in 2000 on a platform he called A) the New Federalism. B) a war on terrorism. C) “compassionate conservatism.” D) the New Frontier. ANSWER C
The Treaty of Ghent __________. a. awarded part of Canada to the United States b. did little more than end hostilities and postpone issues for future negotiations c. gave the British navigation rights on the Mississippi River d. restored Quebec to France e. was negotiated quickly and quietly, since there were no real debates […]
Who was “the greatest known American athlete during the nineteenth century”? A) John L. Sullivan B) Marshall Field C) Abner Doubleday, Jr. D) Jim Thorpe ANSWER A
Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act? A) They did not think Parliament had the constitutional authority to impose revenue taxes on them. B) It was an indirect or “hidden” tax. C) Its revenues were to be used to pay off England’s own national debt. D) It would hinder the highly profitable colonial trade with […]
