What did the Congress of Industrial Organizations innovate? A) nothing that was notable B) using strikes to get businesses to comply C) using violence against non-union scabs D) the sit-down strike ANSWER Answer: D
Why did John D. Rockefeller reject competition among oil companies? a. He believed that consolidation, not competition, created stronger companies. b. He did not want to be forced to lower his prices to consumers. c. He felt that other oil companies were inferior to his company. d. He believed that competition would only weaken his […]
By September 1, 1939, why had Germany and Japan not already been stopped in their territorial ambitions? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss war weariness from the First World I, especially in Great Britain, France, and the United States. 2. Discuss the successful choices made by German and Japanese leaders that enabled […]
Who advocated “black power” as the leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s? a. Martin Luther King, Jr. b. Phillip Randolph c. Stokely Carmichael d. Thurgood Marshall e. Robert Weaver ANSWER C
Who said, “The most important things in this war are machines . . .”? A) Winston Churchill B) Franklin Roosevelt C) Adolf Speer D) Joseph Stalin ANSWER Answer: D
Neo-Confucianism included A) reincarnation. B) the adherence to a strict code of conduct. C) nature worship. D) the denial of a pattern in all things. E) the existence of a Supreme Ultimate. ANSWER E
At their meeting in Cairo, Roosevelt tried to persuade Churchill to A) invade Germany immediately. B) give up British colonies in India and Burma. C) accompany him to Teheran to meet with Stalin. D) give the Philippine Islands independence when the war ended. ANSWER Answer: B
The major reason for the success of the Mongols was their A) mobility. B) religious fervor. C) huge numbers. D) technological advances. E) administrative skills. ANSWER A
The decision to drop the atomic bomb was controversial at the time and has been debated ever since. Describe and analyze the possible positive and negative arguments for dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Answer: ANSWER An ideal response will: 1. Discuss the high price already paid in defeating Germany. 2. Analyze […]
What does it mean to say that some professions became “feminized” in the late 1800s? a. Women were much better at certain jobs, such as nursing, and began to dominate those fields. b. Men were no longer capable of doing certain jobs, since they were needed in industrial jobs, so women took their places. c. […]