Why did the feminist movement fragment after the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, and how did new groups in the movement respond to women’s changed status? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: feminist organizations; objectives; membership; cultural and political context
Date: September 9th, 2020
The economic development of the West during the New Deal can be attributed to __________. A) the cowboy spirit B) laissez faire economic practices C) western initiative and rugged individualism D) federal subsidies and rational planning ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Concerning African Americans, during the New Deal, Roosevelt and his administration __________. A) fought hard to guarantee equal rights and opportunities B) did little to combat entrenched racism and discrimination C) lashed out at blacks in order to win votes from southern whites D) adopted scrupulously administered quotas to ensure blacks participated fully in programs […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What group was excluded from enjoying the benefits of the Social Security Act and the National Labor Relations Act? A) auto workers B) farm laborers C) salesmen D) actors ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
African Americans enlisted at a rate that was __________ percent above their proportion in the general population. A) 25 B) 35 C) 40 D) 60 ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
World War II military recruitment resembled the experience of World War I in that __________. A) many conscripts in both wars were turned away as functionally illiterate B) blacks were barred from military service in both wars C) very few recruits in either war were found physically unfit for service D) about equal numbers of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What impact did the war have on the federal government? A) A number of activities traditionally overseen by the federal government were delegated to the states. B) Military matters became the sole focus of the government. C) Government spending fell, but the size of the government increased. D) The size and scope of the government […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
All member nations in the United Nations were represented in the __________. A) General Assembly B) International Monetary Fund C) Security Council D) Secretariat ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the 1950s, women were encouraged to __________. A) quit their jobs and stay home B) balance work and family C) continue working in the defense industry D) pursue a college degree ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The long-term importance of the Truman Doctrine was that the United States __________. A) committed itself to safeguarding the Free World from communism B) moved toward a policy of withdrawal and isolationism C) expressed its openness to compromise with the Soviet Union D) declared itself the champion of international free trade ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
