Explain why, as after World War I, Congress and the public turned against organized labor in America. Cite some specific anti-labor actions following World War II. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Postwar strikes turned public opinion against organized labor. President Truman fed the antilabor sentiment when he threatened to draft striking railroad […]
The arbitration commission that settled the 1902 anthracite coal strike did NOT recommend A) a wage increase for the miners. B) an increase in the price of coal. C) that the owners recognize the miners’ union. D) a reduction in the miners’ working hours. ANSWER C
What was one consequence of using new mass transit facilities in late nineteenth-century American cities? A) Most immigrant ethnic groups moved to the suburbs. B) Central city real estate prices declined. C) Geographically, cities became more compact. D) Residential areas became segregated by economic class. ANSWER D
When he ran for president in 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower presented himself as a A) conservative isolationist. B) conservative internationalist. C) liberal isolationist. D) liberal internationalist. ANSWER B
Who was the first woman to be nominated for Vice-President on a major party’s ticket? A) Geraldine Ferraro B) Sandra Day O’Connor C) Jeane Kirkpatrick D) Elizabeth Dole ANSWER A
President Thomas Jefferson __________. a. frequently vetoed acts of the Federalist-led Congress b. removed most Federalists from federal jobs c. hated the national debt d. wanted to increase government spending e. loved the military and saw it as America’s greatest asset ANSWER C
As the chief negotiator with France, __________ engineered the Louisiana Purchase. a. James Madison b. John Quincy Adams c. John Marshall d. James Monroe e. Thomas Jefferson ANSWER D
The Lewis and Clark expedition __________. a. at last discovered the long-sought Northwest Passage b. traveled up the Missouri River to the Pacific Northwest c. explored the desert Southwest, including Pike’s Peak and the Grand Canyon d. had to fight its way through the domains of several hostile Indian tribes e. was assisted by a […]
The financial success of the French empire in North America depended upon the __________. a. fur trade b. complete annihilation of the Native American tribes in Canada c. discovery of huge amounts of gold d. conversion of the Indians to Catholicism e. withdrawal of the Spanish ANSWER A
Northerners struggled with the issue of ending the slave trade because __________. a. the three-fifths clause had worked to their favor in several past elections b. they could not figure out how to deal with black people who were captured by customs agents c. they believed states should regulate it, wanting to keep out of […]
