What were the major features of the New Deal, and in what ways did New Deal programs deal with the Great Depression? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Name the major New Deal agencies, programs, and legislations. 2. Discuss the objectives of, at least, the CCC, NRA, WPA, Glass-Steagall Act, Social Security Act, […]
Women performed all of the following functions in colonial America except which one? a. Women helped organize many of the church’s social and other functions. b. Women taught their daughters how to sew, weave, and spin. c. They served as deacons and elders in most Protestant churches. d. They could supplement family income by running […]
Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, why did so many average citizens in the United States believe that the country should stay out of the war? Answer: ANSWER An ideal response will: 1. State that many still felt the effects of World War I and felt the United States should not get involved in […]
Cesar Chavez __________. a. led a communist takeover of Nicaragua in 1969 b. organized a Chicano political movement known as La Raza Unida c. organized California grape and lettuce workers to strike for higher wages d. was the first Hispanic player to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame e. campaigned for bilingual education […]
During the war, inflation and rising costs were controlled by the Office of Price Administration. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
By the 1750s, the colonial assemblies had all of the following except which rights? a. override the governor’s veto of a bill b. control taxing and spending c. supervise matters of education and religion d. make policy regarding relations with Native Americans ANSWER A
Operation Overlord was the joint U.S./British bombing campaign against German manufacturing centers. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Who was John Calvin and what did he believe? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The ideal answer should include: 1. John Calvin was a French Protestant who helped make the Swiss city of Geneva a church-centered state. 2. Calvin believed in a simple, austere form of Christianity. 3. He argued that faith, […]
New international organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and the United Nations helped to establish the importance of the United States in the global political and economic order. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Will Adams helped the __________ make contact with Japan’s Tokugawa dynasty. A) Spanish B) French C) English D) Dutch ANSWER D
