What type of music did Bob Dylan’s songs represent? A) religious spirituals B) protest songs C) nursery rhymes D) rock ‘n’ roll ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Korea was a colony of __________ between 1910 and 1945. A) Japan B) China C) Britain D) the Soviet Union ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of the following reasons caused the Supreme Court to ban school prayer in Abington, Pennsylvania on the grounds that it was unconstitutional? A) The school board, considered to be a part of the government, could not lead devotional activities. B) The plaintiffs, Edward and Sidney Schempp, were popular World War II heroes. C) Justice […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the source of Shays’s Rebellion? A) racial hostility B) economic depression C) religious intolerance D) discontent in the army ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
How and why did the conservative reaction to political and social change in the 1960s emerge? Answer: ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss the results of Kevin Phillips’ study that noted the major changes brewing in American politics and the emergence of a new middle-class, white Republican Party with a power base in […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was one of the main causes of the Salem witchcraft hysteria? a. a recent influx of immigrants from England b. disagreements between Salem’s poor people and its upper classes c. Salem’s history of engaging in occult practices. d. the reduced piety of the young people of Salem e. a lack of understanding of spectral […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What impact did the incident at Three Mile Island have on Carter’s energy policy? A) The giant oil spill dissuaded consumers from utilizing heating oil. B) The nuclear reactor malfunction soured the country on nuclear energy and no new nuclear plants were built. C) The prolonged worker strike at a solar panel plant on Three […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why was the Dutch East India Company founded? A) to challenge Portugal’s control of the Asian spice trade B) to establish colonies in South America C) to compete with Spain for the Chinese silk trade D) to establish a Dutch foothold in Japan ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Prior to election to the presidency, Ronald Reagan had served as A) mayor of Los Angeles. B) governor of California. C) one of New York’s representatives in the U.S. Senate. D) secretary of defense in the Richard Nixon administration. ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why is the Navigation Act in 1660 considered the most important piece of imperial legislation drafted before the American Revolution? a. It allowed the development of the colonial navy into one of the most powerful in the world. b. It had an enormous impact on the way goods were taxed in the English colonies, which […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
