The text authors argue that contrary to popular belief, “the status of women remained much the same” in the 1920s. Do you agree? Why? Would you have liked to have been a “new woman” of the twenties? Why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Women’s status remained fundamentally unchanged–middle and upper class women […]
Do you agree with the “Lost Generation” of American writers’ lament that in the 1920s “America had become a nation of conspicuous consumption, awash in materialism and devoid of spiritual vitality”? Use specific events from the 1920s to explain your answer. ANSWER Consider: the 1920s was a “Prosperity Decade” when incomes and the standard […]
How does the financial-political climate of the late eighteenth century compare to today’s climate? a. The late eighteenth century was a simpler time; people were either farmers or professionals, and few people discussed politics or financial systems. b. Debate about politics and finances was more intense in the late eighteenth century; strife resulted as people […]
The Iran-contra affair involved the questionable raising and use of funds from the sale of A) military arms. B) high technology. C) American wheat. D) foreign oil. ANSWER A
When Eisenhower was elected president in 1952, Americans were LEAST concerned with A) racial discrimination and the segregation of African Americans. B) ending the Korean War. C) evidence of political corruption in high levels of government. D) allegations that communists held high positions in the executive branch. ANSWER A
Those who suffered the most from the Great Depression were A) the white lower classes. B) African Americans. C) immigrants. D) the middle classes. ANSWER B
Who was James G. Birney? A) the founder of the Knights of the Golden Circle B) the author of the racial theory of polygenesis C) a southern abolitionist D) an extreme southern nationalist ANSWER C
The nineteenth-century “genteel tradition” in American literature dwelt on all of the following themes EXCEPT A) ideals. B) reality. C) sentimentality. D) morality. ANSWER B
By the 1850s, southern radicalism was dedicated to A) closing the slave trade. B) the territorial expansion of slavery. C) the abolition of slavery. D) advancing a “necessary evil” defense of slavery. ANSWER B
Explain how the American colonies in the early eighteenth century were becoming more like Europe than they had been in the seventeenth century. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: widening disparity of wealth, rank, and privilege; “deferential” politics; pretentious displays of wealth by the elite; instances of extreme poverty; hardening of class […]
