The value of higher education in the colonies was shown by the establishment of nine colleges before 1770 . Like Harvard, which came first, these colleges turned out men with: a. practical educations, focusing mainly on the skilled vocations b. liberal educations who became clergymen, doctors, or attorneys c. liberal educations and a distrust of […]
Nixon’s ground-breaking trip to China in 1972 accomplished all of the following provisions EXCEPT A) both countries agrees to open deeper diplomatic and trade channels between the two nations. B) the United States and China agreed to reduce the amount of nuclear weapons in their respective arsenals. C) China agreed not to intervene in the […]
The original United States Naturalization Law of 1790 limited naturalization to __________. A) free white persons B) northern Europeans C) people of British ancestry D) freeborn men ANSWER A
All of the following are true about Gerald Ford’s approach to foreign policy EXCEPT A) the government of South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam and the American embassy in Saigon had to be evacuated. B) the United States successfully prevented India from acquiring an atomic bomb. C) the administration supported a military coup in Argentina. […]
The foreign policy of Lyndon Johnson __________. a. was dramatically different from that of John Kennedy b. was, in many respects, simply a continuation of Kennedy’s policies c. indicated his strong opposition to the Cold War d. indicated his acceptance of existing communist states e. was isolationist by nature ANSWER B
________ has the distinction of being the first woman nominated for the vice-presidency by a major political party. A) Sandra Day O’Connor B) Phyllis Schlafly C) Geraldine Ferraro D) Jean Kirkpatrick ANSWER Answer: C
Cardinal Richelieu pressed for __________. A) greater French settlement in Canada B) the forced migration of Huguenots to North America C) an imperial alliance between France and Spain D) an end to French settlement in the Americas ANSWER A
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s reform agenda included A) ending the Soviet Communist Party’s monopolistic control of government. B) encouragement of new ideas and easing of political repression in the Soviet Union. C) transformation of the Soviet economy to capitalism. D) transformation of the Soviet political system to parliamentary democracy. ANSWER Answer: B
Samuel de Champlain helped the French establish good relations with the __________. A) Iroquois B) Huron C) Ute D) Sioux ANSWER B
The Moral Majority was founded by A) Billy Graham. B) Jerry Falwell. C) Oral Roberts. D) Pat Robertson. ANSWER Answer: B
