In seventeenth-century colonial communities, from 10 to 30 percent of all A) infants died before the age of five. B) women died in childbirth. C) women were barren. D) infants were stillborn. ANSWER A
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Unlike in industrial work patterns, preindustrial workers were expected to be A) relaxed and informal. B) thrifty and sober. C) disciplined and punctual. D) regular and orderly. ANSWER A
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Shaker communities of the nineteenth century were known for their A) dances and celibacy. B) cooperative “phalanxes.” C) concept of complex marriage. D) ornate architecture. ANSWER A
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The text authors conclude that coordinating the war effort within the British-American-Soviet Grand Alliance was difficult since “each Ally had a separate agenda”. Describe in what ways British, American, and Soviet wartime and postwar objectives were at odds with each other. ANSWER The British (and French) wanted to keep their empire, the United States […]
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Which one of the following late nineteenth-century labor organizations was committed to using violence as a strike tactic? A) National Labor Union B) Knights of Labor C) Molly Maguires D) American Federation of Labor ANSWER C
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What most often provoked labor violence in the 1870s and 1880s? A) the impersonality of management-labor relations B) sudden wage cuts C) mechanization of production D) racially discriminatory hiring practices ANSWER B
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The “Lost Generation” of American writers in the 1920s was most critical of the nation’s commitment to A) material values. B) manly virtues. C) individualism. D) social change. ANSWER A
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The Union’s “Anaconda Plan” called for all of the following EXCEPT A) a naval blockade of the Confederacy. B) placement of troops at strategic points in the South. C) a plan to take control of the Mississippi River. D) hit-and-run tactics. ANSWER D
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The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was ably led by ________ , who had organizational skills and practical goals for labor. A) August Spies B) Samuel Gompers C) James McParlan D) Terence Powderly ANSWER B
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The Navigation Acts passed between 1651 and 1673 required all of the following EXCEPT that A) specified colonial goods be shipped only to England. B) all European goods destined for the American colonies first pass through England. C) all colonial trade be carried on British ships. D) the colonies export a greater value of goods […]
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