The first nations to break away from the Soviet orbit as the Soviet Union began to collapse in 1989 were in A) the Baltic States. B) the Russian heartland. C) Siberia. D) Eastern Europe. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
After 1830, southern nationalists were able to build A) a distinctively southern literature. B) a more diverse southern economy. C) independent southern colleges and churches. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Compare and contrast the intentions of the Duke of York, William Penn, and James Oglethorpe when they founded New York, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER York: to enforce the Navigation Acts Penn: to provide a Quaker refuge and religious tolerance Oglethorpe: to build a buffer for South Carolina and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Literary naturalists in late nineteenth-century America pursued the theme of A) the excitement and leisurely frivolity of urban night life. B) the effects of modern urban society on the helpless individual. C) regional differences and regional dialects in rural America. D) America’s natural beauty and grandeur. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The lives of the central characters in Sister Carrie and Maggie: A Girl of the Streets were most shaped by their A) hard work. B) good character. C) rugged individualism. D) poverty. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The economic boom of the 1990s was caused by all of the following EXCEPT A) high interest rates that controlled inflation. B) a slowdown in the economies of America’s major competitors. C) a sharp decline in the prices of basic commodities. D) the growth of new computer and communications technologies. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The mission of the Spanish Armada was to __________. a. suppress a revolt in the Netherlands b. defend Queen Elizabeth I of England against challenges to her rule c. eliminate Queen Elizabeth I and make England a Catholic country d. replace Queen Elizabeth I with Mary Queen of Scots e. get revenge against the English […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
According to the policy of peaceable coercion, __________. a. a nation declares its neutrality b. a nation avoids all military confrontation c. peaceful relations should be sought through negotiations d. economic pressure is used as a diplomatic weapon e. neutral nations can have limited trade with belligerents ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The effect of Macon’s Bill Number Two was that __________. a. Napoleon promised to rescind the Berlin and Milan decrees b. Great Britain promised to rescind the Orders in Council c. Napoleon declared war on the United States d. Madison received strong public support e. even diplomatic contact with Britain and France was severed […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Wagner (National Labor Relations) Act A) called for a workmen’s compensation system. B) established unemployment insurance. C) cracked down on labor unions. D) guaranteed the right of workers to join unions. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
