The historical trend of more people moving out of the South than moving in reversed itself in the A) 1960s. B) 1950s. C) 1940s. D) 1970s. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What southern governor best expressed the South’s advances against racism and in favor of progress? A) Lester Maddox B) Jimmy Carter C) Ross Barnett D) George Wallace ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Place yourself in President Truman’s position in August, 1945. Would you have ordered the use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima? On Nagasaki? Explain your answer in each case. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The argument for bombing Hiroshima was that it would end the war sooner, save lives, justify the expense […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The thesis of The Influence of Sea Power upon History was A) America’s “New Navy” program was a useless waste of taxpayer money. B) countries rise to world power through expanding their foreign commerce and protecting that commerce with a strong navy. C) to achieve world power status, the United States needed to build a […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Like the National Labor Union, the Knights of Labor A) rejected industrial capitalism. B) concentrated on achieving practical, reachable goals. C) ignored the rights of women and minorities. D) opposed organizing cooperatively owned industries. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
It was a common assumption among American proponents of a “large policy” for the United States that the final arbiter of international disputes was A) the threat or use of force. B) secret diplomacy. C) third party mediation. D) the formation of an international league of nations. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “American system of production” depended on the use of all of the following EXCEPT A) standardization. B) interchangeable parts. C) mass production. D) skilled craftsmanship. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “Wild West” A) had a higher level of racial tolerance than the Eastern cities. B) was thought to be an unusually violent, dangerous, and insecure place by those who lived there. C) was less violent than is popularly assumed. D) All of the above. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the Cuban Revolution, Spanish Governor-General Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau decided on a strategy of A) patiently relying on popular support for the Spanish to build among ordinary Cubans. B) driving the rebel fighters into the jungle. C) laying siege to the rebels’ outposts. D) relocating Cuban people into guarded camps. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain how the policies of the national government in the late nineteenth century not only aided economic growth in America, but also promoted the consolidation of economic enterprise. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER High tariffs protected American manufacturing. Land grants and low interest loans promoted railroad construction and settlement in the West. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
