In 1513, __________ pressed across the isthmus of Panama to glimpse the Pacific. A) Balboa B) Magellan C) Cortés D) Da Gama ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following is TRUE about the results of the presidential election of 1912? A) William Howard Taft narrowly won reelection. B) Woodrow Wilson, the Democrat, defeated three other candidates. C) Eugene Debs, the Socialist Party candidate, only got a few hundred votes. D) Theodore Roosevelt secured a major victory over the Democrat William […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Captain Robert Gray took an important first step toward establishing American claims to __________. A) Hawaii B) the Pacific Northwest C) Cuba D) California ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that the U.S. Navy A) was too large and unwieldy. B) was too small and needed more control over the Pacific Islands. C) focused too heavily on controlling the Pacific Islands. D) was the largest contemporary navy and granted the U.S. power […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1946, U.S. officials believed the primary threat to national security came from __________. A) communist China B) climate change C) income inequality D) the Soviet Union ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
“The Constitution follows the flag” meant A) rules are made after a flag is planted on a territory. B) all of the civil and political rights guaranteed to Americans are also guaranteed to the people under U.S. control. C) the colonists created a flag before they created the Constitution. D) if the flag changes, the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
From a U.S. perspective, national security came to be identified with __________. A) the creation of a free-trading capitalist world order B) the total destruction of America’s enemies C) peaceful co-existence D) the creation of international organizations to mediate conflict ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
When U.S. ambassador to London, Walter Hines Page, said “I thank Heaven for many things—first the Atlantic Ocean,” he meant he A) was thankful that the United States was not yet involved in the Great War. B) enjoyed vacationing with his family at the Atlantic Ocean. C) appreciated the economic advantages that were enjoyed due […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the late eighteenth century, common American attitudes held that A) political equality extended to all races and genders. B) women were second-class human beings. C) all religions were worthy of respect. D) economic opportunity should be extended to all races. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
All of the following are TRUE about Marcus Garvey’s message EXCEPT A) he rejected integration with white America. B) he established the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. C) he focused on self-help and self-determination. D) he promoted African nationalism. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
