In the Cuban Revolution, Spanish Governor-General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau decided on a strategy of A) patiently relying on popular support for the Spanish to build among ordinary Cubans. B) driving the rebel fighters into the jungle. C) laying siege to the rebels’ outposts. D) relocating Cuban people into guarded camps. ANSWER D
Explain how the policies of the national government in the late nineteenth century not only aided economic growth in America, but also promoted the consolidation of economic enterprise. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER High tariffs protected American manufacturing. Land grants and low interest loans promoted railroad construction and settlement in the West. […]
Republican leaders in the 1920s believed that the government should ________ big business. A) cooperate with B) regulate C) take a laissez-faire approach toward D) break up ANSWER A
In the 1964 presidential election, Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater lost to Lyndon Johnson by a wide margin, but in 1984, Ronald Reagan, running on virtually the same platform as Goldwater, won reelection by a wide margin. Explain why Goldwater lost and Reagan won. ANSWER Many variables are involved, but the switch of fortunes is […]
Who was the member of President Harding’s cabinet who championed voluntary trade associations in American industry? A) Herbert Hoover B) Albert Fall C) Harry Daugherty D) Andrew Mellon ANSWER A
Compare and contrast the influences of the American Revolution and the Second Great Awakening on the “ferment of reform” in the early nineteenth century. In what ways were their influences reinforcing? How did they differ? Which do you think was the most important influence? Why? ANSWER The American Revolution emphasized natural rights; liberty; equality; […]
General William Tecumseh Sherman’s “March to the Sea” was designed to A) offer his troops an opportunity to loot, plunder, and gain the spoils of war. B) prolong the war until Grant could capture Richmond. C) destroy the South’s capacity to keep fighting. D) draw Lee’s attention away from northern Virginia. ANSWER C
The text authors refer to a “neo-Hamiltonian” economic policy adopted by Republicans after the War of 1812. Explain why the Republicans, who had earlier detested Hamilton and his policies, adopted these same policies. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: lessons from the War of 1812 (tariff to protect new manufacturers, national bank […]
What special circumstances helped provoke rebellion in Maryland in 1689? A) a mix of ethnic and class tensions B) resentment over Indian trade policies C) quarrels between Protestant settlers and a Catholic government D) arbitrary rule by Governor Edmund Andros ANSWER C
Compared to 1790, in 1860 fewer people were engaged in A) factory labor. B) commercial agriculture. C) household crafts. D) professional and service jobs. ANSWER C
