Describe the development of the Civil Rights Movement from the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision through Freedom Summer in 1964. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Explain the legal strategy of the NAACP leading up to the Brown decision. 2. Explain the court’s reasoning behind its Brown decision. 3. Describe […]
Explain the source of the territorial dispute between Spain and the United States in the years after the Revolutionary War. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The ideal answer should include: 1. By 1783, Spain had control of Louisiana, West Florida, and East Florida. 2. Because Spain controlled both banks of the lower […]
Which of the following was considered one of the more significant gains for women during the Kennedy administration? A) termination of the civil service exam B) increased funds for education and job training C) equal pay for equal work D) increase in voting rights ANSWER Answer: C
Which statement about Johnson’s war on poverty is correct? a. It was a failure; the poverty level actually rose while the program was in effect. b. It was barely passed by Congress and was never actually implemented. c. It lacked effective funding and, in the end, helped only about 80,000 people. d. It emphasized self-help […]
Which of the following is NOT true about Nixon’s less-than-successful foreign policy endeavors in the late 1960s and early 1970s? A) The United States supported the election of Salvadore Allende in Chile. B) The United States had to intervene, at the urging of the Soviet Union, in preventing Israel from overthrowing the Syrian government. C) […]
How did General MacArthur turn the tide of the Korean War? A) by using nuclear weapons against China B) by invading China and destroying North Korea’s base of support C) by strategically bombing Soviet military targets along North Korea’s borders D) by directing an amphibious assault on Inchon and landing fresh troops ANSWER D
Which of the following is NOT true about Jimmy Carter and his background? A) He attended the Naval Academy for college and then served in the Navy. B) He had been a peanut farmer and was a deeply religious member of the Southern Baptist Church. C) He had served as a member of the House […]
Why was Jackson’s view of the 1832 election results suspect? a. He was accused of having made a deal with his close friend, Martin Van Buren, in exchange for electoral college votes. b. He did not win by a very large margin, and yet he took the results to mean the nation supported his Native […]
During Ronald Reagan’s presidency A) the federal deficit nearly tripled to more than $2 trillion. B) military expenditures were reduced by more than 50 percent. C) welfare programs expanded. D) the rate of inflation nearly doubled. ANSWER Answer: A
As the new immigrants entered American society, they __________. a. were well prepared to make the adjustment b. clung to the customs of their native countries c. quickly assimilated into the society d. never were able to adjust to new living conditions e. gave up their native languages ANSWER B
