How was the election of 1800 a peaceful revolution? a. The public marched in the streets, chanting and holding signs in support of their candidates. b. There was only one candidate for president, so he won without political battle. c. The House and the Senate disagreed about who should be president, so they created the […]
In the northern stereotype, the pre-Civil War South was all of the following EXCEPT A) a land of cotton plantations. B) enjoying a leisurely pace of life. C) a classless society. D) indifferent to money. ANSWER C
Responses to the worldwide depression of the 1930s included the rise of all of the following EXCEPT A) fascism. B) laissez-faire. C) military dictatorships. D) welfare capitalism. ANSWER B
The Great Depression produced all the following EXCEPT A) a weaker labor movement. B) a stronger presence of the federal government in American life. C) a major political realignment. D) a transformed farm economy. ANSWER A
Late nineteenth-century American cities experienced A) frequent disease epidemics. B) polluted rivers. C) air pollution. D) All of the above. ANSWER D
Unlike “classical economists,” the progressive “institutional economists” examined the working of the economic system by A) gathering concrete facts. B) applying universal principles. C) trial and error. D) discovering natural laws. ANSWER A
Progressive Reform Darwinists rejected the argument that A) by organizing and working together, people could improve their society. B) humans were powerless victims in the hands of natural forces. C) evolutionary principles governed the progress of the species. D) environmental circumstances influenced human development. ANSWER B
Spain became the number-one power in Europe during the sixteenth century because __________. a. the Pope favored Spain’s efforts b. of the vast amounts of gold and silver it imported from the New World c. Spain had extensive natural resources and many deep-water ports d. the people had lived in peace and tranquility for centuries […]
Describe the problem that the Iran-Contra scandal posed for President Reagan and his administration. Who did what and why? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Members of the National Security Council and its staff, notably Oliver North, arranged to sell U.S. arms to Iranian officials, hoping to influence the succession to Ayatollah Khomeini’s […]
On foreign policy matters, President Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles acted in accordance with the policy of A) containment. B) “roll back.” C) liberation. D) appeasement. ANSWER A
