In his health care program, President Lyndon Johnson secured __________. a. free health care for all Americans b. the Medicare program for the elderly c. more rights for private insurance companies d. a restriction on health benefits for welfare recipients e. a free prescription drug program ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Zimmermann telegram helped to turn Americans and President Wilson against Mexico and the Carranza government. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
One lingering result of the 1739 Stono Rebellion in South Carolina was that: a. new laws passed by the legislatures stopped further revolts b. whites in the colony would never really feel safe again c. the execution of a few slaves pacified others in the colony d. Caribbean slaves postponed their plans for rebellion […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Just at the time when many sought a return to “normalcy” with freedom from past reform efforts, the greatest reform experiment in U.S. history, the prohibition of alcohol, took effect. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the population of New England rise in the seventeenth century? a. Better overall health resulted in longer-lived people. b. Puritans families tended to have many children. c. Couples in New England married younger and tended to have more children. d. Many more immigrants came to New England than to the other colonies. e. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What do stocks represent? A) Stocks represent the interest earned on an investment. B) Stocks represent partial ownership of a company. C) Stocks represent the fluctuating price of beef tallow. D) Stocks represent why poor people stay poor. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did Massachusetts and Connecticut feel the need to pass sumptuary laws? a. They weren’t comfortable with the idea that lower-class people were taking on the trappings of upper classes. b. They weren’t comfortable with the idea that upper class people were “slumming” and taking on the trappings of lower classes. c. They wanted to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which federal New Deal agency had the slogan, “We Do Our Part”? A) the Civilian Conservation Corps B) the Public Works Administration C) the National Recovery Administration D) the Social Security Administration ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Harding and his successors __________. a. sought to continue the policies of Wilson b. wanted a return to traditional Republican policies c. advanced in new directions d. sought to maintain the status quo e. wanted to redefine “Republicanism” ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following factors helps to explain Japanese successes in its Asian conquests? A) Their military was the best and biggest in the world and could not have been stopped regardless of the opposition. B) The Chinese military assisted the Japanese as much as possible, thereby augmenting Japanese strength. C) Japan’s conquests were small […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
