Why were movements like immigration restriction, religious fundamentalism, and the Ku Klux Klan so popular in the 1920s? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER All three were related to the fear, anxiety, and uncertainty generated by rapid social change in the 1920s. Those seeking a refuge from challenges to traditional values and behaviors […]
Explain why Samoa and Hawaii were thought to be strategically important for the United States in the late nineteenth century. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Both island groups had excellent natural harbors: Pago Pago in Samoa and Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Both could be important coaling stations for a Pacific naval fleet. […]
The Sedition Act distressed many Americans because it __________. a. threatened their political right to disagree with and speak out against the government b. gave the Federalists too much power and reduced the Republicans’ power c. suspended free elections, depriving all white males of their voting rights d. expanded the powers of Congress, which meant […]
What was one of the effects of the Great Awakening in America? A) reunification of the colonial churches that had been divided by the Enlightenment B) declining respect for established authority C) renewed respect for the learned clergy D) lowered toleration of dissenting views ANSWER B
Why did James Oglethorpe establish the colony of Georgia? A) to rehabilitate English paupers B) to provide religious refuge for English Baptists C) to grant huge land tracts to his friends in court D) to take advantage of cheap slave labor ANSWER A
Soviet Premier Gorbachev’s creation of the Soviet Union’s first working legislature and his allowing competitive elections in 1989 are examples of ________ ; his legalization of small private business corporations and leasing of land to individuals are examples of ________ . A) glasnost; perestroika B) perestroika, glasnost C) glasnost; detente D) detente; perestroika ANSWER […]
In his Progress and Poverty (1879), Henry George emphasized that the nation’s major problem was ________ , and he proposed a “single tax” on ________ to solve it. A) business monopolization; trusts B) the unequal distribution of wealth; land values C) unrestricted immigration; each new immigrant D) “conspicuous consumption”; incomes ANSWER B
The provisions of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) created by Congress in 1932 reflected President Hoover’s assumption that the depression was caused by A) an international trade deficit. B) uncontrollable economic forces. C) the stock market crash. D) tight credit. ANSWER D
Most Spanish colonists were __________. a. members of wealthy families b. more racially tolerant than their English counterparts c. unconcerned about economic opportunities d. unwilling to have contact with native groups e. incredibly racist ANSWER B
Novelist Mark Twain was not much interested in writing about A) the corruption of life in industrial cities. B) southern racism. C) greed and violence. D) regional humor. ANSWER A
