When the Panic of 1819 struck, for the first time in American history the nation had to pay attention to A) bank failures. B) falling property values. C) mortgage foreclosures. D) urban poverty. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was usually the real cause of backcountry gouging fights? A) personal insult or slight of honor B) the abuse or misuse of punishment C) competition for female attention D) the need for spectator entertainment ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Marcus Garvey is best known as A) a poet of the Harlem Renaissance. B) the leader of a back-to-Africa movement. C) a supporter of accommodation in race relations. D) the leader of the “self-help” movement. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In response to criticism from Republicans and the China Lobby who blamed him for “losing” China, President Truman A) sent a scolding note to Stalin blaming the Soviet Union for the “fall of China.” B) fired Secretary of State Dean Acheson. C) began to question the wisdom of the containment policy. D) refused to extend […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the radical abolitionists’ rationale against slavery. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: slavery illegal, a violation of natural rights; slavery unjust; slavery sinful, places individual’s fate in the hands of another individual; slavery immoral, encourages sexual exploitation; slavery economically retrogressive, inhibits economic development of the South and encourages inefficiency of labor.
Date: September 9th, 2020
The use of American troops to halt North Korea’s attack on South Korea was sanctioned by A) the United Nations Security Council’s condemnation of North Korea as an aggressor nation. B) the United states’ membership in NATO. C) the U.S. Congress’s declaration of war against North Korea. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Abraham Lincoln’s reelection chances in 1864 received a tremendous boost from the A) reception of the news that General Sherman had captured Atlanta. B) quick success of General Grant’s campaign in northern Virginia. C) popular enthusiasm in the North for his Emancipation Proclamation. D) Peace Democrats’ inability to agree on a candidate to oppose him. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Rather than recognize its complete independence, the ________ authorized the United States to intervene in Cuba’s affairs. A) Treaty of Paris B) Open Door Policy C) Teller Amendment D) Platt Amendment ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1816, it appeared that John C. Calhoun was a strong nationalist while Daniel Webster was a sectionalist looking out for the peculiar interests of New England. Explain why, only a few years later, the two men had switched; Calhoun to sectionalism and Webster to nationalism. ANSWER Calhoun moved toward sectionalism when industry failed […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The text authors assert that during the Civil War President Lincoln “clearly tested the limits of presidential powers.” Describe at least three specific actions taken by Lincoln that seem to substantiate this claim. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: Lincoln called for volunteers without the consent of Congress, suspended the writ of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
