When Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931 and set up a puppet state, President Hoover applied the ________ , which was a pledge of ________ . A) Kellogg-Briand Pact; non-aggression B) Five-Power Treaty; non-colonization C) Stimson Doctrine; non-recognition D) Clark Memorandum; non-intervention ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the name of the 1939 agreement in which British and French leaders eagerly accepted Hitler’s promise not to seek additional territory in Europe? A) Munich Pact B) Rome-Berlin Axis C) Anti-Comintern Pact D) Non-aggression Treaty ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In Schenck v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that in time of war, the government could limit the right to A) due process. B) free speech. C) keep and bear arms. D) redress of grievance. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the late nineteenth century, farmers in the West and South suffered all these tangible problems EXCEPT A) high profit margins. B) low agricultural prices. C) high credit costs. D) high freight rates. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Between 1935 and 1941, the United States changed its policy on arms sales to Great Britain. In sequence, these policies were: A) lend-lease B) embargo C) cash-and-carry A) B, A, C B) C, B, A C) A, C, B D) B, C, A ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was America’s first major contribution to the Allies after Congress declared war in 1917? A) agreeing to allow Allied generals to use American troops as replacement forces in British and French military units B) sending a large American Expeditionary Force (AEF) of infantry troops to the Western Front C) agreeing to allow the Allies […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The United States’ participation in World War I in 1917 and 1918 was A) opposed by the majority of the American public. B) unexpected by Germany. C) disastrous for the national economy. D) decisive to the Allied victory. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Unlike immigrants to Virginia, settlers in Massachusetts Bay A) had no locally elected representative assembly. B) outlawed slavery. C) founded their colony under the terms of a joint-stock company charter. D) usually migrated in stable family units. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The recognized leader of the first Puritans to arrive in America was A) Thomas Hooker. B) John Smith. C) Roger Williams. D) John Winthrop. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Ostensibly, Jefferson believed that political appointment should be based on merit. Why then did he and the Republicans wage an attack on the judiciary that included impeachment of Federalist judges? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Jefferson and the Republicans were upset at the Federalists’ last ditch efforts to turn the federal judiciary […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
