The wartime Smith-Connally Act was a piece of ________ legislation. A) trust-busting B) liberal C) anti-inflationary D) anti-union ANSWER D
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Most consolidation in the late nineteenth-century American railroad industry came from A) eliminating competitors. B) government regulation. C) “pools” that divided traffic and raised rates. D) voluntary cooperation within the railroad industry. ANSWER A
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The Washingtonian Movement concerned the problem of A) crime. B) alcoholism. C) rehabilitating criminals. D) education. ANSWER B
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The Supreme Court’s most controversial decision on women’s rights was in ________ which dealt with ________ . A) the Bakke case; equal employment opportunities B) the Miranda case; equal employment opportunities C) Baker v. Carr; abortion rights D) Roe v. Wade; abortion rights ANSWER D
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Which one of the following was NOT a reason why late nineteenth-century Americans came to accept standardized goods? A) the use of modern advertising B) the physical mobility of Americans C) blurred class distinctions in America D) the increased quality of these goods ANSWER D
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The national economy of the late nineteenth century was characterized by A) steep inflation. B) sustained prosperity. C) very low unemployment rates. D) frequent depressions. ANSWER D
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Who was the early nineteenth-century’s leading proponent of asylums for the mentally ill? A) Sojourner Truth B) Thomas Gallaudet C) Dorothea Dix D) Prudence Crandall ANSWER C
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The text authors conclude that “it was the issue of slave expansion–and not the morality of slavery–that would . . . lead the United States to civil war.” Write an argument with specific evidence that supports this conclusion. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER As a political issue, slavery was absent from debate […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Answer the question: “Why were the South’s political leaders so worried about whether slavery would be permitted in the West when geography and climate made it unlikely that slavery would ever prosper in the area?” What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Southerners were eager to establish in principle their right to expand slavery […]
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Describe the impact of the postwar demobilization and “Red Scare” on African Americans, labor unions, and political dissidents. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Postwar inflation and the loss of government sanction of their activities damaged labor. Employers also encouraged middle class Americans to associate labor organizers and strikers with communism. African Americans […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
