Which do you think had the most profound impact on American society in the 1920s, the radio or the automobile? Explain your answer. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Both technologies were alleged to promote family “togetherness” and have a nationalizing influence. Radio promoted racial and ethnic stereotypes, boosted mass consumption, and helped […]
What Indians desired most, upon encountering Europeans, was __________. a. cultural enlightenment b. victims for human sacrifice rituals c. religious instruction d. allies to help them defeat their enemies e. peaceful trade ANSWER E
How did Adams influence the future land holdings of the United States? a. He proposed a law in Congress to tax English imports at a high rate, generating enough income to buy the Southwest from Spain. b. He banned political parties, cooling passionate debates so that the nation could focus on expansion. c. He avoided […]
During the world-wide depression in the 1930s, the unemployment rate rose higher and remained higher longest in A) the United States. B) Great Britain. C) France. D) Germany. ANSWER A
All of the following were among turn-of-the-century middle class Americans’ grievances EXCEPT the A) declining access to higher education. B) rising cost of living. C) proliferating monopolies. D) corrupt government officials. ANSWER A
Edward Bellamy’s novel Looking Backward A) promoted government regulation of industry. B) as a major influence on the Democratic Party. C) offered a “single tax” on land as the solution to industrial society’s problems. D) suggested a state-controlled economy as an alternative to competition. ANSWER D
In order to better control the leaders of their conquest in the New World, the Spanish government created __________. a. the Inquisition b. the hacienda c. the encomienda d. the missions e. colonial governments ANSWER C
The most significant piece of domestic legislation in the 1950s initiated the A) construction of the interstate highway system. B) NASA space program. C) AMTRAK national railway system. D) civil rights movement. ANSWER A
What difficulty did Jefferson face in purchasing the Louisiana Territory? a. possible confrontation with Great Britain b. lack of support from the American people c. the constitutionality of his actions d. whether to accept foreign citizens on the land e. finding $15 million in the federal budget ANSWER C
On pre-Civil War cotton plantations, most slaves were ________ who worked under a system of ________ . A) field hands; gang labor B) field hands; task labor C) domestic servants; task labor D) skilled craftsmen; gang labor ANSWER A
