General Motors became more competitive by following a strategy of __________. A) creating separate divisions, each appealing to a different market segment B) simplifying all its models C) using only one basic color D) dropping the price of its cars ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Roaring Twenties “flapper” represented __________. A) a small group of young, white, middle-class females B) broad new cultural patterns affecting most Americans C) Afro-American influence on mass culture D) an unrealistic Hollywood image that reflected few real American women ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The new Mexican immigration of the 1920s appeared __________ than previous waves. A) more permanent B) less significant C) to include more professionals D) to include more women ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Workers at the General Motors plant in Flint, Michigan, used the following tactic to win their demands. A) a sit-down strike B) a slowdown C) a walkout strike D) destruction of plant machinery ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
As a result of New Deal programs, southern agriculture __________. A) moved away from sharecropping and cotton production toward diversity and agribusiness B) collapsed completely C) provided new jobs for thousands of unemployed industrial workers D) remained stagnant and unproductive ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
After 1938, the New Deal __________. A) lost momentum and was largely over B) entered into its most radical phase C) faced repeated Supreme Court challenges D) was no longer necessary ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Mary McLeod Bethune was a member of the __________. A) United Autoworkers B) STFU C) Black Cabinet D) DAR ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
After the outbreak of war, Hollywood __________. A) ignored the war and produced escapist fare B) sought to build morale with patriotic movies C) directly faced American racism in film D) made films questioning whether the war was justified ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Although this policy was unspoken, at Yalta, the United States and Britain accepted the reality of a postwar Soviet sphere of influence in __________. A) Manchuria and Korea B) the Middle East C) the Baltic states and part of Poland D) all of Eastern Europe ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these was Roosevelt’s highest priority once he acquired the authority outlined in the War Powers Act? A) the launching of an all-out attack on Japan B) the implementation of the military draft C) a massive reorganization of the economy D) the securing of an alliance with Britain ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
