The record player boom of the 1920s was fueled by the popularity of all these musical styles EXCEPT: A) Swing B) Hillbilly C) Jazz D) Blues ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain why, after the mid-seventeenth century, commercial values began to eclipse the religious fervor of the original Puritans in Massachusetts Bay. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: later generations in New England lost touch with the zeal and purpose of the early Puritans, economic opportunity increased, the land was bountiful, English Puritans […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Henry David Thoreau wrote A) The Blithedale Romance, a story of his experiences while living in a commune. B) a classical defense of non-violent civil disobedience. C) treatises in the area of child development and education. D) narrative poems dramatizing scenes from American history. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1945, President Truman cut off economic aid to the Soviet Union when Joseph Stalin refused to accept American demands for free elections in A) Poland. B) Iran. C) Austria. D) Greece. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Liberal Christian thinkers of the 1920s believed that A) the Holy Spirit allowed the devout the “speak in tongues.” B) the notion of the Holy Trinity was outmoded. C) religion must accommodate the teachings of modern science. D) the Bible must be taken literally. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
All of the following were among the problems created by the rapid development of the West EXCEPT A) spreading smog. B) shrinking water supplies. C) disposing of nuclear waste. D) declining tourism. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the first uniquely American entertainment form? A) tall tale B) lyceum movement C) minstrel show D) three-ring circus ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was NOT true of seventeenth-century Quakers? A) They believed that warfare would never solve human problems. B) They assumed that men and women were spiritual equals. C) Like Puritans, they stressed the role of the minister as the teacher of scripture. D) They believed in direct communion with God — revelation. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why has the population of the South and the West increased so dramatically in the late twentieth century? Why didn’t significant numbers of people move to these sections before World War II? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Air conditioning helped cause industries to relocate in the South and retirees to move south […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which Middle Colony earned the reputation as “one of the best poor man’s countries in the world”? A) New Jersey B) Delaware C) New York D) Pennsylvania ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
