Which one of the following groups most tended to be permanent or “true” immigrants to America? A) Poles B) Russian Jews C) Chinese D) Italians ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Along with the evils of communism, postwar American movies emphasized the theme of A) juvenile delinquency. B) personal alienation. C) social protest. D) women’s liberation. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The elite leaders of colonial government in the mid-eighteenth century A) gained the power to initiate all money and taxation bills in their colonial assemblies. B) spurned any ostentatious show of their great wealth. C) were appalled by the writings of radical Whig publicists in England. D) were usually cowed by powerful and domineering royal […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Among early nineteenth-century America’s laboring poor, A) children’s wages were critical to the family’s standard of living. B) wages were low, but unemployment was infrequent. C) wives typically earned two-thirds of the family income. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The most significant factor that allowed large numbers of nomadic hunters to enter the heart of North America was __________. a. the domestication of horses b. global warming c. population growth d. the search for new food supplies e. the growing diversity of people ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1924, Congress completely excluded immigration from A) central and southern Europe. B) the Middle East. C) Latin America. D) Asia. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The ________ census report was the first to show that over half of all Americans then lived in cities or towns. A) 1900 B) 1910 C) 1920 D) 1890 ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The text authors conclude that “during the late 1940s and 1950s juvenile delinquency was not on the upswing.” Explain why, then, there was such a great to-do about the moral decline of America’s youth in these years. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The concern over juvenile delinquency was an aspect of the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The large increase in the national population reflected in the 1810 census resulted mainly from __________. a. the assimilation of whole tribes of Native Americans into the general population b. natural biological increase c. a huge increase in the importation of slaves from Africa d. the immigration of many thousands of Europeans fleeing the Napoleonic […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
President Ronald Reagan’s accomplishments included all of the following EXCEPT the A) launching of a strong economic boom. B) reduction of the national debt. C) restoration of public confidence in government. D) doubling of the defense budget. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
