Why didn’t early American railroads actually link different regions to each other? a. They did not have enough steel to make the tracks very long. b. They were only built to bring goods from one city to another. c. They had different schedules and incompatible gauges. d. They were only affordable to the richest passengers. […]
All of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points were included in the Treaty of Versailles. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
The United States considered a rebuilt industrial __________ as crucial for a healthy, integrated western European economy. A) Germany B) Soviet Union C) Italy D) Spain ANSWER A
The revival of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) had all of the following as goals during the 1920s EXCEPT A) defending Prohibition. B) opposing immigration. C) racial integration. D) a cabinet-level Department of Education. ANSWER Answer: C
The Whig Party __________. a. generally supported Jackson’s presidency b. grew from a coalition of Jackson’s opponents c. refused the support of other, smaller parties d. represented political ideas unique to the American experience e. supported abolition ANSWER B
Which one of the following basic underpinnings of the American economy was NOT fragile in 1929? A) banking B) manufacturing C) farming D) fiscal policy ANSWER Answer: D
John Scopes was tried for __________. a. sending package bombs through the mail during the Red Scare b. evading the draft during World War I c. shouting “fire” in a crowded theater d. teaching the theory of evolution in a Tennessee high school e. abducting and murdering the infant son of Charles Lindbergh ANSWER […]
Dorothea Lange was a famous A) Shakespearean actress. B) philanthropist. C) doctor. D) photographer. ANSWER Answer: D
Which is true of the New England colonies? a. Most families had several servants. b. There were wide gaps between the rich and poor. c. Land ownership was widespread. d. Few colonists owned their own land. e. All free males could vote. ANSWER C
The Rape of Nanking was perpetrated by the A) British. B) Japanese. C) Dutch. D) Vietnamese. ANSWER Answer: B
