The major problem of American farmers during the Great Depression was A) crop shortages. B) flooding. C) overproduction. D) a lack of electricity. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
If you had voted in the 1980 Presidential Election, which candidate would you have voted for–Carter or Reagan? Why? Be specific about the issues of the campaign and the personalities of the candidates that would have influenced your vote. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Carter’s qualities included honesty, intelligence, compassion, hard work, […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Enron, Adelphia, and other American corporations declared bankruptcies in the early 2000s because of A) the high cost of wages. B) a poor economy. C) foreign competition. D) fraudulent accounting practices. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1580s, the English attempted to make a settlement at __________. a. Jamestown b. Newfoundland c. Plymouth d. Hatteras e. Roanoke ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which one of the following was a pioneer in the settlement house movement? A) Florence Kelly B) Jane Addams C) Ida Wells D) Alice Roosevelt ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
When he left office, President Eisenhower warned Americans about the potential danger of A) negotiating a nuclear disarmament treaty with the Soviet Union. B) the United States becoming identified with unpopular, undemocratic, and intolerant right-wing regimes. C) trying to overthrow Fidel Castro’s communist government in Cuba. D) the growing alliance between business and government in […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
State progressives listed their objectives as all of the following EXCEPT A) increasing state services. B) creating “direct democracy.” C) regulating the economy. D) reforming city charters. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Brown v. Board of Education (1954 ) school desegregation case was fundamentally based on the assumption that A) intellectual challenges in segregated schools were unequal. B) segregated schools were unequally funded by the states. C) segregated schools violated the precedent established in Plessy v. Ferguson. D) segregated schools were […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Western progressives emphasized ________ , while southern progressives emphasized ________ . A) social services; factory safety laws B) prohibition of alcohol; direct primaries C) railroad regulation; segregation D) workmen’s compensation laws; the initiative and referendum ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Osama bin-Laden’s hatred of the United States was caused by A) the deployment of American troops in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War. B) American abortion policies. C) American technological superiority. D) America’s great wealth. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
