The Allied attack on “Fortress Europe” began in A) North Africa. B) Sicily. C) Salerno. D) Normandy. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
One major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was A) limitations placed on state power. B) excessive power in the Executive Branch. C) Congress’s inability to tax. D) Congress’s inability to negotiate treaties. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Analyze how the United States conducted the war in Europe and in the Pacific. What different conditions existed on each front and how did these affect strategies? What were the positive and negative sides to these strategies? Answer: ANSWER An ideal response will: 1. Explain that the war in Europe was for the most […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1580, Spain’s Philip II laid claim to the throne of __________. A) Portugal B) France C) England D) Holland ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The father of the policy of containment was A) President Truman. B) Winston Churchill. C) George Kennan. D) George Marshall. ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Living the “New England Way” of Puritans meant that the person: a. experienced an emotional vision showing that he/she was predestined for salvation b. lived an ongoing life of good works and prayed often each day c. turned their attention from God to gain d. could effect his/her own salvation by entering a covenant with […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Truman Fair Deal included A) a decrease in the minimum wage. B) federal aid to the military. C) support for the Taft-Hartley Act. D) support for family farmers. ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did campaigning methods change in the election campaign of 1828? a. Politicians campaigned at state and local levels, using parades, barbeques, and eventually rumors and mudslinging. b. Politicians did most of the campaigning themselves, going door-to-door in their cities and soliciting support. c. Politicians hired people called “supporters”; the name is ironic because they […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1948, a member of the Federal Communications Commission stated that, “Make no mistake about it, ________ is here to stay. It is a new force unloosed in the land.” A) radio B) computers C) the automobile D) television ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The preacher most responsible for the continental success of the Great Awakening was: a. Cotton Mather b. George Whitefield c. John Winthrop d. Benjamin Franklin ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
