William Pitt’s strategy for pursuing the French and Indian War involved A) blockading French ports. B) concentrating his military efforts on the North American continent. C) enlisting German mercenaries. D) working for a negotiated settlement. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Of the following, the LEAST pressing problem of new immigrants to American cities in the late nineteenth century was inadequate A) police protection. B) housing. C) sanitation services. D) transportation facilities. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 resulted in __________. a. war between Spain and Portugal b. Portuguese control of Brazil c. English control of Canada d. French control of Martinique e. the withdrawal of the Spanish from the New World ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1950s, all of the following rose EXCEPT A) prices. B) the rate of employment. C) the minimum wage. D) family income. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first action against the Great Depression? A) He raised tariff rates to protect American jobs. B) He demanded more aggressive enforcement of the anti-trust laws. C) He restored public confidence in the banking system. D) He asked Congress to create a public relief agency. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
“The First 100 Days” identifies the A) darkest days of the Great Depression. B) time between President Roosevelt’s election and his inauguration. C) time it took Congress to enact the basic legislation of the First New Deal. D) time it took for President Roosevelt to figure out what the federal government could do to solve […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
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 […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
Who were the chief beneficiaries of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)? A) large farmers B) tenant farmers C) farm workers D) sharecroppers ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
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
Date: September 9th, 2020
