The Dawes Plan was designed to ________. A) help ameliorate the German financial crisis B) limit the navies of world powers C) begin the mass-production of automobiles D) improve relations with Latin America ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Tang dynasty fell due to A) control of the financial system by vested interests. B) deterioration of the state education system. C) persecution of Buddhists. D) raiding by bandits. E) all of the above. ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
As the momentum of the crashing stock market picked up velocity in late October and November 1929, some grief-stricken stock brokers, high-rolling investors, and even common middle-class investors threw themselves out of windows to commit suicide because of the financial losses and deep damage to their reputations. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
In the spring of 1968, students seized five buildings at __________ for eight days before police regained control. a. Arizona State University b. Duke University c. the University of California at San Francisco d. Harvard University e. Columbia University ANSWER E
Date: September 9th, 2020
Although African-Americans typically entered the Great Depression in worse economic circumstances than whites, their job losses were no worse than for white Americans. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
George Kennan linked Soviet hostility to __________. A) resentment of American wealth B) unhappiness over American military performance during World War II C) traditional Russian insecurity D) the paranoia of its leaders ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Great Depression ended in 1940-1941 because A) Roosevelt was finally able to pass his New Deal legislation. B) military preparations increased government spending and virtually ended unemployment. C) Britain was sending huge sums to the United States to pay for naval ships. D) Democrats regained control of the White House and the Senate. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was one result of the proliferation of patents in the late nineteenth century? a. The country got most of its technology from Europe. b. The marketplace was oversaturated with goods. c. Americans no longer imported most of their technology. d. Few Americans participated in the economic changes. e. Americans began to fear technology. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
During World War II, the Soviet Union suffered 20 times more battlefield deaths than the United States. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Democratic candidate in the election of 1928 was __________. a. Robert M. La Follette b. James Cox c. John W. Davis d. Al Smith e. William McAdoo ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
