Which of these is true of the inhabitants of the Americas prior to colonization? A) The inhabitants of the Americas all produced similar cultures. B) No single physical type characterized all the peoples of the Americas. C) The inhabitants of the Americas failed to develop farming. D) All Native Americans belonged to a single race. […]
Who benefited from the policies of the Federal Housing Administration in the 1950s? A) black and Hispanic working-class families B) the urban poor C) the very wealthy D) white middle-class families ANSWER D
Many new technologies and most of Europe’s trade with Asia in the late Middle Ages came to Europe through __________. A) Italian trading cities such as Venice and Genoa B) long distance sea voyages by English merchants C) African middlemen D) Chinese merchants sailing across the Indian Ocean ANSWER Answer: A
The SALT treaties involved __________. a. the American withdrawal from Vietnam b. reduction of U.S. and Soviet offensive ballistic missiles c. removal of Soviet nuclear weapons from Cuba d. preventing outright war in the Middle East e. the collapse of the former Soviet Union ANSWER B
The Spanish monopoly of the New World was broken with __________. A) Vasco da Gama’s voyages B) the French successfully seizing Louisiana in 1564 C) the French defeat of the Spanish at St. Augustine in 1607 D) the English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 ANSWER Answer: D
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was designed to __________. a. bring modernization and jobs to desolate areas of the rural upper South b. help support continued control of electrical power by private companies c. alienate troublesome conservationists in the president’s administration d. test the authority of the Supreme Court e. win votes in a largely […]
What was life like for the majority of medieval Europeans? A) Life was harsh and most people were poor. B) Most people lived a comfortable, if not luxurious, life. C) Europeans enjoyed the fruits of the most dynamic economy in the world. D) Life was difficult, but it was easy to move up the social […]
All of the following constitute Oceania EXCEPT A) New Zealand. B) New Guinea. C) Polynesia. D) Australia. E) Taiwan. ANSWER E
What role did Italian cities play in the medieval economy? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: commerce: Mediterranean trade; the Crusades; contact with the Middle East and Asia
During the Hundred Days, Roosevelt __________. a. proposed government ownership of major industries b. closed all the banks c. developed a welfare system to aid the aged, disabled, and unemployed d. attempted to pack the Supreme Court with judges sympathetic to his program e. canceled a session of Congress to give himself more time to […]
