How did the Soviet Union seek to win influence in the “Third World” in the 1950s? A) by appealing to anti-imperialist solidarity B) by running television advertisements C) by offering free health care to any nation that would pledge its loyalty to the Soviet Union D) by criticizing the United States as a “mongrel” society […]
The Montgomery Improvement Association __________. A) was an all-black organization B) was strongly opposed by the NAACP C) included several white ministers and lawyers D) showed the bitter divisions within the Montgomery black community ANSWER Answer: C
Mississippi Freedom Summer was successful in __________. A) registering black voters with minimal violence B) showing that blacks needed no white support to advance their cause C) focusing national attention on racism D) ending voting abuses in Mississippi ANSWER Answer: C
The Southern Manifesto was a declaration that southern states __________. A) would peacefully comply with the Brown decision B) would desegregate schools “with all deliberate speed” C) would refuse to comply with desegregation D) would not support Truman in 1948 ANSWER Answer: C
Europeans regarded Native Americans as A) equals. B) inferiors. C) hard-working people. D) physically hardy. ANSWER B
Alexander Hamilton’s proposals to aid American long-term economic interests included a request for all the following EXCEPT A) investment in manufacturing. B) aid to transportation improvements. C) protective tariffs. D) farm subsidies. ANSWER D
Most of the pioneers who migrated to the Far West came from ________ and usually ________ migrated before. A) New England; had B) the Old South; had not C) the Mississippi Valley; had D) the Old Northwest; had not ANSWER C
The Spanish encomienda system rewarded Spanish conquistadores with A) a yearly salary. B) land titles to Native American villages. C) estates in Spain. D) appointments to the royal court. ANSWER B
The aftermath of the XYZ Affair brought about all of the following EXCEPT A) an official declaration of war against Great Britain. B) a crash program to build up the U.S. Navy. C) the Quasi-War with France. D) the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts. ANSWER A
It is NOT true that the Mexican War A) gave combat experience to the young officers who would be generals in the Civil War. B) united the American people behind President Polk. C) was fought almost entirely outside the United States. D) was widely reported in daily newspapers. ANSWER B
