What attitudes about race did the American Expeditionary Force reflect? a. All men, regardless of color, can fight equally and deserve equal opportunities for advancement. b. Since black and white soldiers fought together in the Spanish-American War, they should do so in World War I. c. Blacks were considered inferior and should be segregated from […]
One reason that the Confederate government had such difficulty paying for the war was A) Southerners generally opposed taxes. B) the Confederate government hated the idea of paper money. C) cotton prices were very low. D) Southern bankers were in disfavor with the Confederate government. ANSWER Answer: C
Indentured servants were: a. people whose passage to America was paid in return for a work agreement b. black slaves who worked in the master’s house rather than the fields c. found only in New England colonies, where the need for skilled labor was greater d. German or Swiss refugee families ANSWER A
Compared to Southern paper money, Northern greenbacks rapidly lost their value due to massive inflation. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Who produced An American Dictionary of the English Language? A) Thomas Jefferson B) Philip Freneau C) James Madison D) Noah Webster ANSWER D
Which of the following was NOT a factor leading to the high death rate during the war? A) lack of modern medicine B) disease C) lack of proper sanitation D) All were factors. ANSWER Answer: D
Which of the following best characterizes the voyages of Admiral Zheng He? A) They were meant as voyages of conquest. B) They came close to discovering the Americas. C) They took Zheng He and his men throughout the Indian Ocean. D) They led to a century of Chinese maritime exploration. ANSWER A
What was seen by former slaves as “proof of their independence”? A) a house B) a schoolhouse C) a farm D) a farmhouse ANSWER Answer: B
Given America’s traditional commitment to national self-determination, explain why the United States decided to support France’s effort to reestablish its control of Vietnam between 1945 and 1954. What American strategic objectives were served by the recolonization of Vietnam? ANSWER The United States faced a dilemma–its policy was anticolonialism and anticommunism. But, in Vietnam, the […]
Public education at public expense was a Southern white idea. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
