The 1817 Rush-Bagot Agreement between the United States and Great Britain A) restricted the number of naval vessels the two nations could maintain on the Great Lakes. B) made the forty-ninth parallel the American-Canadian border between Minnesota and the Rocky Mountains. C) brought agreement between the two nations for joint occupation of the Oregon region. […]
Compared to their preindustrial standing, processes of industrialization did the most damage to the status of A) skilled workers. B) ethnic minorities. C) women. D) unskilled laborers. ANSWER A
The historical trend of more people moving out of the South than moving in reversed itself in the A) 1960s. B) 1950s. C) 1940s. D) 1970s. ANSWER A
What southern governor best expressed the South’s advances against racism and in favor of progress? A) Lester Maddox B) Jimmy Carter C) Ross Barnett D) George Wallace ANSWER B
Place yourself in President Truman’s position in August, 1945. Would you have ordered the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? On Nagasaki? Explain your answer in each case. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The argument for bombing Hiroshima was that it would end the war sooner, save lives, justify the expense […]
The thesis of The Influence of Sea Power upon History was A) America’s “New Navy” program was a useless waste of taxpayer money. B) countries rise to world power through expanding their foreign commerce and protecting that commerce with a strong navy. C) to achieve world power status, the United States needed to build a […]
Like the National Labor Union, the Knights of Labor A) rejected industrial capitalism. B) concentrated on achieving practical, reachable goals. C) ignored the rights of women and minorities. D) opposed organizing cooperatively owned industries. ANSWER A
It was a common assumption among American proponents of a “large policy” for the United States that the final arbiter of international disputes was A) the threat or use of force. B) secret diplomacy. C) third party mediation. D) the formation of an international league of nations. ANSWER A
The “American system of production” depended on the use of all of the following EXCEPT A) standardization. B) interchangeable parts. C) mass production. D) skilled craftsmanship. ANSWER D
The “Wild West” A) had a higher level of racial tolerance than the Eastern cities. B) was thought to be an unusually violent, dangerous, and insecure place by those who lived there. C) was less violent than is popularly assumed. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
