Of the following, which were major beneficiaries of the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways Act? A) old, very young, poor, and handicapped people B) the nation’s inner cities C) urban mass transit systems D) suburban shopping malls ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the election of 1804, Thomas Jefferson defeated __________. a. John Quincy Adams b. Aaron Burr c. Charles Pinckney d. John Randolph e. Alexander Hamilton ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Assess President Carter’s commitment to his goal of emphasizing “human rights” in his foreign policy. Was he consistent in its application as a guideline? Why? Is “human rights” a practical policy for the conduct of American diplomac What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Human rights has been a basic commitment in the American […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
President Eisenhower’s “New Look” foreign policy reduced A) defense spending. B) the use of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operations. C) the nation’s dependence on foreign alliances. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Slave rebellions in the pre-Civil War South were comparatively infrequent because of all of the following reasons EXCEPT A) slaves were outnumbered by whites. B) whites were firmly united against slaves. C) slaves were concentrated on huge plantations where they were easily policed. D) there were few places for slaves to escape to. ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which one of the following was NOT a major problem facing the British at the end of the French and Indian War? A) Indian uprisings on the North American frontier B) French territorial holdings in North America C) governing an enlarged colonial territory in North America D) a large national debt ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
America’s crime rate A) decreased in the 1840s. B) increased in the 1850s. C) increased in the 1830s. D) remained relatively constant from 1820 to 1860. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the impact of the industrial revolution on life in the northern states. Who benefitted and who lost as a consequence of the changes the industrial revolution brought to society? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: urbanization; commercial agriculture; factory system; wage labor; transportation innovations; immigration; higher standard of living; concentration of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The National Labor Relations (Wagner) Act (NLRA) of 1935 quickly led to the creation of an umbrella organization for the new labor unions in mass production enterprises. This was the A) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). B) National Labor Union (NLU). C) American Federation of Labor (AFL). D) Committee of Industrial Organization (CIO). […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
When colonists protested the Stamp Tax with the cry “no taxation without representation,” George Grenville argued that A) each member of Parliament, regardless of his residence, represented all colonists in the empire. B) colonists, through their agents in London, were represented in Parliament. C) the colonists were adequately represented in their own colonial assemblies. D) […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
