Among his postwar objectives, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s top priorities were anti-colonialism and A) reestablishing respect for the major powers’ spheres of influence. B) gaining U.S. membership in the League of Nations. C) rebuilding a balance of power in Europe. D) creating world-wide free trade markets. ANSWER D
One of the economic problems of the late nineteenth century was A) high inflation. B) agricultural underproduction. C) an unequal distribution of wealth. D) overly powerful labor unions. ANSWER C
The text authors assert that on the eve of the Civil War, “a growing number of northerners had come to believe that an aggressive southern slave power had seized control of the federal government and threatened to subvert republican ideals of liberty , equality, and self-rule.” By reviewing the key events from 1845 to 1859, […]
The text authors quote Randolph Bourne’s remark that “War is the health of the State. It automatically sets in motion . . . irreversible forces for conformity . . . [and] coercing . . . groups and individuals”. Was Bourne right? Supply some evidence that Bourne accurately predicted one consequence of American participation in World […]
Cesar Chavez’s efforts at organizing farm workers resulted in A) pensions and benefits for farm workers. B) a significant increase in their wages. C) recognition of their right to collective bargaining. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Explain why American historians usually rate the Gilded Age presidents among the “weak” presidents of our past. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The prevailing assumption of the day was that the federal government had a limited role to play in national life, and that Congress, not the president, should control national affairs. […]
If “no important policy differences separated the two major parties” in the Gilded Age, as the text authors claim, why was there a continuously high voter turnout at elections? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Party leadership devoted its energies and skills to campaign electioneering–getting out the vote. Not issue oriented, the parties […]
What was the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War? A) Vicksburg B) Shiloh C) Antietam D) First Bull Run ANSWER C
According to the 1920 census, for the first time in American history most A) American brides had engaged in premarital sex. B) Americans were non-Protestant. C) Americans lived in cities and towns. D) African Americans lived in the North. ANSWER C
Henry Ford introduced all the following innovations to the automobile industry EXCEPT A) the automated assembly line. B) cars affordable to the average family. C) higher minimum wages and shorter working hours for auto workers. D) an annual model change for his cars. ANSWER D
