For most industrial workers located in factories during the 1930s, the number one complaint was salary. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1840s, which of the following was most likely to identify with the Whig party? a. industrialists who wanted tariff protection b. immigrants who enjoyed traditional amusements c. a Catholic, Lutheran, or Episcopalian who attended a more ritualized service d. someone with mixed or negative feelings about a national market economy e. emerging entrepreneurs […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 directed the War Department to A) move all Japanese-Americans out of the states along the West Coast. B) detain and imprison both Issei and Nisei generations of Japanese-Americans. C) create military areas from which any and all persons may be excluded. D) create military areas in which all Japanese-Americans could be […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Most of the food consumed by colonists was high in fat and low in vitamins. By the 1770s, compared to West Europeans, the average American was: a. shorter but about the same weight b. taller and heavier c. roughly the same height and weight d. shorter and heavier ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain why the Liberty ships were such a significant part of the war effort in the United States. Answer: ANSWER An ideal response will: 1. Explain how dependent Britain was on weapons, supplies, and raw materials from the United States. 2. Describe the difficulties the United States had prior to the declaration of war […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What hindered the development of towns in the Chesapeake region? a. hostility between different ethnic groups b. the absence of navigable rivers c. the absence of a vibrant middle class d. the dependence on a one-crop economy based on tobacco e. the dependence on a one-crop economy based on cotton ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Joseph Stalin insisted that “whoever occupies a territory also imposes his own social system.” Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did colonial lawmakers create strict slave codes in the late 1600s? a. Lawmakers wanted slaves to be treated fairly. b. Lawmakers feared an uprising because the African population had increased greatly. c. Lawmakers wanted to prevent an influx of additional Africans into America. d. Lawmakers wanted African Americans to be treated the same as […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did life change for Americans in the 1950s and what factors account for the varied experiences between whites and people of color? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss advances in science and technology and how they changed everyday life for Americans in the 1950s. 2. Explain why the Truman Administration decided […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
According to social historian Stephan Thernstrom, what was the extent of American social mobility in the early industrial era? a. almost none b. some, but not much c. substantial, but limited d. a great deal e. almost 100 percent ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
