What did the Beats see as the failings of American culture, and what did they propose to do about them? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: dissatisfaction with mainstream culture and society; anti-materialism; alternative music and lifestyles
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “Operation Wetback” program was launched by __________. A) Kennedy B) Johnson C) Eisenhower D) Nixon ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
When LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, he commented that he had __________. A) done more for civil rights than any president since Lincoln B) delivered the South to the Republican Party C) paid his debt to the blacks who had voted for him in 1964 D) signed it only to honor JFK’s […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which one of the following concepts was most valued by North America’s Eastern Woodland tribes around 1500? A) male dominance B) individual material acquisition C) intertribal alliances D) cooperation among tribal members ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was a primary motive behind Spain’s establishment of settlements in Texas, New Mexico, and California? A) to defend the area from intrusion by other European powers B) to rid the region of its Indian inhabitants C) its fear of losing control of the region to the Mexican revolutionaries D) the abundance of gold and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Oregon Trail was A) the first overland trail to the Spanish Southwest. B) primarily a road for merchant trade. C) taken by religious dissenters to the Great Basin. D) the longest pioneer route to the Far West. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the highest political unit in the administrative system that governed the Spanish Empire? A) Council of the Indies B) locally-elected representative assembly C) encomienda D) audiencias ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
French claims in North America were based on the expeditions of A) John Cabot. B) Henry Hudson. C) Jacques Cartier. D) Vasco da Gama. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Between 1820 and 1840, “democracy” came to imply that the right to vote should be extended to A) those who had a “stake in society.” B) all taxpayers. C) women and free blacks. D) all adult white men. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Between 1816 and 1824 the Republican Party disintegrated as a stable national organization partly because A) it lacked a strong leader. B) the opposition party grew stronger. C) it lost a series of national elections. D) of a string of failures in its conduct of foreign policy. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
