During the Cuban revolution, the New York newspapers’ “yellow journalism” concentrated on the A) millions of dollars of American capital in the Cuban sugar industry. B) establishment of a Cuban fund-raising junta in New York City. C) guerilla tactics used by the Cuban revolutionaries. D) atrocities that accompanied Spain’s reconcentration policy. ANSWER D
What was the central argument of northerners who supported the Tallmadge Amendment to the Missouri Admissions Bill? A) The three-fifths clause was unfair and should be stricken from the Constitution. B) With the Northwest Ordinance, the Founding Fathers expressed their intention to halt the expansion of slavery. C) The Constitution banned slavery from western territories. […]
Pennsylvania’s Charter of Liberties placed all political power in A) a royal governor. B) the king. C) a governor’s council. D) an elective assembly. ANSWER D
What was a result of Bacon’s Rebellion? A) There was a near-successful campaign to abolish slavery in Virginia. B) Nathanial Bacon was appointed the royal governor of Virginia. C) Virginia’s planter elite became politically unified. D) Virginia’s Anglican Church was disestablished. ANSWER C
Place yourself in the role of a middle-class American in the late nineteenth century. Explain why you might find the careers of Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller worthy of admiration and emulation. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Consider: they were self-made men; they were philanthropists; they possessed great managerial expertise; they […]
If you were a common laborer in a late nineteenth-century American factory, what would be your feelings about the conditions of your work? Describe the ways you would translate these feelings into outward behavior. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER A worker might dislike the monotony, danger, strict discipline, impersonal relationships, and fast […]
The end of the “imperial presidency” was brought about by A) the Watergate scandal. B) the Iran-Contra scandal. C) the Vietnam War. D) the Iranian Hostage Crisis. ANSWER A
Match the 1948 presidential candidate with his party affiliation. A. Thomas Dewey 1. Dixicrat B. Henry Wallace 2. Republican C. Strom Thurmond 3. Libertarian 4. Progressive A) A-2, B-4, C-1 B) A-1, B-3, C-2 C) A-3, B-1, C-4 D) A-2, B-1, C-3 ANSWER A
In the late 1800s, America’s sexual code A) defined reproduction as the only legitimate purpose of sexual relations. B) condemned pre- and extra-marital sexual relations as morally reprehensible. C) condemned public discussion of sexual matters. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
In the late 1970s, high inflation dramatically increased A) the cost of health care and housing. B) speculative investments in new factories and technology. C) the purchasing power of most Americans. D) All of the above. ANSWER A
