China’s shelling of the two islands of ________ and ________ almost sparked American intervention. A) Quemoy and Formosa B) Formosa and Taiping C) Hokkaido and Honshu D) Quemoy and Matsu ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did Jackson’s attitude and policies toward Native Americans compare to those of Jefferson? a. Jefferson respected Native Americans and wanted to grant them their rights, whereas Jackson hated Native Americans and wanted to kill them. b. Jefferson always viewed Native Americans as noble savages, whereas Jackson always viewed them as children. c. Both men […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which organization decided to test the Supreme Court’s Boynton v. Virginia decision by launching the “freedom rides”? A) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) B) Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) C) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) D) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
After the Revolutionary War, New England farmers, merchants, and shipbuilders were hard hit by being excluded from trade with A) England. B) the southern states. C) the British West Indies. D) France. ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Describe the development of the Civil Rights Movement from the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision through Freedom Summer in 1964. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Explain the legal strategy of the NAACP leading up to the Brown decision. 2. Explain the court’s reasoning behind its Brown decision. 3. Describe […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain the source of the territorial dispute between Spain and the United States in the years after the Revolutionary War. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The ideal answer should include: 1. By 1783, Spain had control of Louisiana, West Florida, and East Florida. 2. Because Spain controlled both banks of the lower […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following was considered one of the more significant gains for women during the Kennedy administration? A) termination of the civil service exam B) increased funds for education and job training C) equal pay for equal work D) increase in voting rights ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which statement about Johnson’s war on poverty is correct? a. It was a failure; the poverty level actually rose while the program was in effect. b. It was barely passed by Congress and was never actually implemented. c. It lacked effective funding and, in the end, helped only about 80,000 people. d. It emphasized self-help […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following is NOT true about Nixon’s less-than-successful foreign policy endeavors in the late 1960s and early 1970s? A) The United States supported the election of Salvadore Allende in Chile. B) The United States had to intervene, at the urging of the Soviet Union, in preventing Israel from overthrowing the Syrian government. C) […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did General MacArthur turn the tide of the Korean War? A) by using nuclear weapons against China B) by invading China and destroying North Korea’s base of support C) by strategically bombing Soviet military targets along North Korea’s borders D) by directing an amphibious assault on Inchon and landing fresh troops ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
