As the Napoleonic wars broke out in Europe, the United States __________. a. was forced to take sides b. isolated itself from the war c. took advantage of the situation d. feared for the safety of its citizens e. threw its support behind France, in recognition of their support during the Revolutionary War ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The source(s) of mob violence in the 1830s included A) partisan politics. B) abolitionism. C) urban growth. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
President Clinton’s accomplishments included all of the following EXCEPT A) securing the ratification of the North American Free Trade Agreement. B) establishing a national health care program. C) completing negotiations that established the World Trade Organization. D) raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to reduce the budget deficit. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
President Bill Clinton’s accomplishments included all of the following EXCEPT A) elimination of the federal budget deficit. B) raising the minimum wage. C) welfare reform. D) restrictions on abortion. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the main result of the deadly diseases brought to the New World by Europeans? a. an extremely high mortality rate among the natives, destroying the culture of many tribes b. a diminution of these diseases throughout Europe c. some deaths, but a low number compared to those caused by warfare between Native Americans […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in New York in 1911 was instrumental in obtaining passage of A) the Seventeenth Amendment. B) corporate income tax laws. C) minimum wage laws for women. D) state workmen’s compensation laws. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
When the effort to desegregate Little Rock’s Central High School became violent, President Eisenhower A) nationalized the Arkansas National Guard and sent federal paratroopers to maintain order. B) appealed to the Supreme Court to reverse its decision in Brown v. Board of Education. C) publicly scolded Arkansas’s Governor Orval Faubus and condemned southern racism. D) […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
By the turn-of-the-century, both baseball and boxing had become A) less popular with middle-class Americans. B) organized, structured, and profitable businesses. C) the most popular sports of the wealthy leisure class. D) racially integrated. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did Americans move to the suburbs after World War II? A) urban real estate was expensive B) housing was abundant and relatively inexpensive in the suburbs C) their jobs were moving to the suburbs D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did the experience of the American Indian Natchez tribe reveal about a common migration pattern of pre-Columbian American Indian tribes in North America? A) Many American tribes remained in the geographic area where they first settled in North America, regardless of changing hunting or farming conditions at that locale. B) Many American tribes seldom […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
