How did General Benjamin F. Butler define a “contraband of war”? A) military weapons seized during the war B) runaway slaves who escaped to the North C) southern plantations seized by the North D) escaped prisoners of war ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The development of a national railway system __________. a. provided needed jobs for an overabundant labor supply b. had little effect on economic changes in the late nineteenth century c. led to an integrated national economic system d. had little help from the political system e. was not completed until the early twentieth century […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which is TRUE of prices and wages in the South during the war? A) Wages went down and prices went up. B) Prices increased much faster than wages. C) Prices increased at the same pace as wages. D) Wages went up and prices went down. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
U.S. soldiers in Charlie Company at My Lai in 1968 were A) motivated by a strongly felt need for revenge. B) engaged in their first action in the field in Vietnam. C) trying to observe the rules of military engagement as best as they could under the circumstances. D) trapped, and had to shoot their […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Analyze the effects of the war on civilian life in both the North and the South. How were the effects of the war different in the North and the South? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will include: 1. Discuss the attitude toward the war in both the North and South. 2. Discuss the beliefs […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the Era of Good Feeling end? a. The United States could not sustain continued economic growth; financial institutions began to crumble. b. Nonpartisan cooperation could not be sustained through disagreements over how government should be involved in social and economic changes. c. The United States could not maintain peaceful relations with European countries […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
After being dismissed from the command of the Union army, General McClellan ran against Lincoln in the 1864 election. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the sequence of events during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. What were President Kennedy’s objectives? What means did he use to achieve them? What were the chief consequences of the crisis? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Sequence: Soviets begin placing IRBMs in Cuba, the missiles are detected by U-2 overflights, […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
To get the economy of the Southern states back on track, the federal government turned to A) grapes. B) corn. C) wheat. D) cotton. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain why the United States backed the unpopular South Vietnamese government of Ngo Dinh Diem from 1955 to 1963. Why did the United States endorse and cooperate in the coup that overthrew Diem’s government? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The United States supported Diem because he was an anticommunist Vietnamese nationalist, and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
