Why did the British government restrict trade with America and the British West Indies? A) to nurture British trade and punish New England shippers B) to aid its French and Spanish allies C) to build an isolationist stance D) as a warning to potential revolutionaries in India ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Examine the presidential election of 1912. Who were the major candidates, what were the issues discussed, and how did the election turn out? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss the main details of the Republican Party nomination procedure, noting how Robert La Follette initially sought the Republican nomination but lost support after […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Bartholomé de Las Casas rose to fame for __________. A) his critique of Spanish brutality in the Americas B) his success in converting native peoples to Catholicism C) allowing himself to be martyred for his beliefs D) helping the Spanish conquer the Aztec Empire ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Explain the relationship between Manifest Destiny and U.S. imperialism. Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Compare the concepts behind Manifest Destiny with the concepts of U.S. imperialism of Chapter 20. 2. Include American’s belief in divine destiny and the right to land ownership. 3. Discuss the attitude of racial and cultural superiority. Explain […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Lyndon Johnson’s reform program was called the __________. a. Fair Deal b. New Frontier c. Great Society d. Great Future e. Morning in America ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
After Roosevelt said that the people of Panama had risen up in revolt “literally as one man,” Senator Edward Carmack replied, “Yes, and the one man was Roosevelt.” Carmack meant Roosevelt A) was in Panama leading the troops. B) was a great soldier. C) provided an army to Panama. D) manipulated and influenced the insurgents. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The peaceful ousting of James II by Parliament in 1688 was known as __________. a. King James’ War b. the Restoration c. Parliament’s Rebellion d. the Glorious Revolution e. the People’s War ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The “Red Summer” of 1919, which was a violent start to a decade of prosperity and discontent, was named by A) General Leonard Wood. B) James Weldon Johnson. C) Warren G. Harding. D) Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
__________ visited the future sites of Montreal and Quebec. A) Jacques Cartier B) Hernando de Soto C) John Cabot D) Francisco Vásquez de Coronado ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did Congress respond to the populist anti-immigrant sentiment? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will include: 1. Discuss how eugenics and IQ tests provided seemingly scientific relevance to immigration limitations. 2. Discuss the literacy test and the quota system passed by Congress. 3. Discuss the nativism that emerged in response to economic and social […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
