The American Journey 8th Edition

Which statement would most likely have been said by a believer in Social Darwinism who was addressing the issue of imperialism? A) "The very laws of nature reveal that national identity is not related to cultural worth." B) "We must isolate ourselves from the uncivilized cultures of distant lands." C) "American expansionism should

The women's suffrage movement in America __________ during World War I. A) suspended operations B) was unable to make headway C) made major gains D) achieved full voting equality Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C The primary goal of the American government's imperialistic policies was __________. A) religious conversion B) commercial expansion C) military attacks D) colonial conquest Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B The pioneer

In Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, __________. A) Martin Luther King gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech" B) Rosa Parks refused to follow the rules of segregated public transportation C) the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created D) federal troops ensured the safety of black students from angry white mobs Answer: D Answer: D Answer:

Which of the following groups found it the most difficult to integrate into American society? A) Irish B) Mexicans C) Polish D) Russians Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B A huge group of Jewish immigrants escaped from the pogroms in __________. A) Italy B) England C) Germany D) Russia Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Under the bracero program, more than 200,000 __________ worked on U.S.

The 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was dubbed the __________. A) Eighth Wonder of the World B) White City C) City on a Hill D) Windy City Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B In 1923, __________ banned textbooks based on Darwinian theory. A) Ohio B) Georgia C) Tennessee D) Oklahoma Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D "Downtown" districts tended to include __________. A) mass-production factories B) ethnic

How did Theodore Roosevelt establish a regulatory role for government? A) by appointing pro-regulation justices to the Supreme Court B) by bringing multiple anti-trust suits against business combinations C) by pressuring Congress to pass laws authorizing the president to regulate business D) by forcing federal agencies to more actively regulate labor conditions Answer: B Answer: B Answer:

The term __________ refers to a situation in which a few large corporations control an industry. A) monopoly B) free market C) monopsony D) oligopoly Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Important emerging industries in the New South included __________. A) cattle ranching B) processed chemicals C) canning D) tobacco, in the form of cigarettes Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Which branch of the military

How did the lumber industry typify the South's economic development in the late 1800s? A) It required advanced skills that were not available in the region. B) It required little skilled work but devastated the environment. C) It was an ongoing source of union and labor disputes. D) It was dangerous work that put

As the nation's productivity increased __________. A) wages were not proportionately raised B) a high percentage of workers experienced a decent standard of living C) corporate taxes were raised by Republican administrations D) unemployment dropped significantly Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A In what year were poverty rates the highest? A) 1960 B) 1970 C) 1980 D) 1990 Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A Before the

How was the emptiness of McCarthy's charges revealed? A) It was discovered that Julius Rosenberg was an anti-Communist. B) President Eisenhower condemned him in a nationally televised speech. C) He admitted that he had lied throughout the committee hearings. D) Army lawyer Joseph Welch challenged him at the Army-McCarthy hearings. Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The first

President Kennedy's main strategy in dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis was __________. A) sending more troops to face Communist forces on the 17th parallel B) imposing a naval blockade around Cuba until the crisis was resolved C) ordering the construction of new Jupiter missiles in Turkey D) conducting secret diplomacy without telling the

The textile industry coped with a drop in economic prosperity by __________. A) encouraging collective bargaining B) lobbying Congress for heavy federal subsidies C) cutting back work hours D) shifting operations to the cheap-labor South Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Changes in the domestic economy during the 1950s included __________. A) a decrease in the number of franchise

Which of the following statements about the Haight-Ashbury district is true? A) It became a center of the conservative counterculture. B) 1967's "Summer of Love" brought thousands of people to the district. C) The community's radicals preached an anti-drug message. D) It helped spur the growth of hippie districts in abandoned buildings. Answer: B Answer: B Answer:

The right to "maverick" cattle meant __________. A) allowing cattle to freely graze on private land B) killing your neighbor's cattle in a dispute C) putting your own brand on unmarked animals D) selling cattle only to white men Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C President Reagan reacted to Mikhail Gorbachev's offers of Soviet military cutbacks __________. A) with

During the depression, Hispanic Americans __________. A) were able to move up to middle-class status B) experienced little discrimination in finding work C) lost many jobs due to prejudice against them D) largely returned to Mexico Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C Despite holding a lead in the popular vote, Al Gore needed __________ to secure the electoral

Which of the following was an act that white southerners interpreted as northern interference? A) gun laws B) education for poor children of all races C) economic reforms D) assistance to southern blacks Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D Which of the following contributed to the Red Scare? A) Lenin's open threats of toppling the U.S. empire B) President Wilson's

Andrew Carnegie stated a differing view of the Gospel of Wealth by expressing that __________. A) socialists and capitalists should cooperate in labor negotiations B) settlement houses were ineffective at addressing the needs of the poor C) the affluent class should return some of their wealth to working class communities D) the government was

Bobby Seale and Huey Newton began the Black Panthers in their home area of __________. A) Oakland, CA B) Mobile, AL C) Chicago D) Washington, D.C. Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The beginning of a stronger, more assertive presidency began with __________. A) Grover Cleveland B) Benjamin Harrison C) Theodore Roosevelt D) William McKinley Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D The roots of the Iranian

Which of the following agencies was most popular with the public? A) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation B) the Reconstruction Finance Corporation C) the Civilian Conservation Corps D) the Farm Credit Administration Answer: C Answer: C Answer: C Immigration and migration patterns from 1880"1910 resulted in __________. A) high unemployment by the turn of the century B) the impressive growth

McKinley feared that if the United States did not take over __________ it might be acquired by Japan or Germany. A) the Philippines B) Hawaii C) Guam D) Cuba Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The Farmer's Alliance originated in __________. A) Kansas B) Oklahoma C) Illinois D) Texas Answer: D Answer: D Answer: D One effect of deregulation was __________. A) the strengthening of organized labor

Which area of the country had the highest rate of increase in immigration in the 1990s? A) the North B) the South C) the NorthEast D) the Far West Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B The impact of the Tet Offensive was magnified by which of the following facts? A) television coverage that appeared to show a Viet

Which of the following accurately describes advances in racial equality during FDR's presidency? A) FDR fully integrated the U.S. military at the start of World War II. B) FDR prohibited racial discrimination in the Works Progress Administration. C) FDR appointed African Americans to his cabinet. D) FDR pushed for civil rights legislation in Congress. Answer:

Situation-comedy television shows of the 1950s portrayed American families as __________. A) unimportant in American culture B) white, polite, and happy C) including two parents who worked in the professions D) troubled and full of conflict Answer: B Answer: B Answer: B Which statement describes the American reaction to the Treaty of Versailles? A) Senator Henry Cabot Lodge was

In 1921, a Methodist minister and Klan member murdered a __________ on his own doorstep. A) Catholic priest B) Chinese laundry worker C) African American sharecropper D) Socialist union leader Answer: A Answer: A Answer: A The Wade-Davis Bill was rendered ineffective when __________. A) abolitionist leaders withdrew their support for the bill B) southern conservatives refused to enact it C)

In general, attempts to eliminate government use of the Confederate battle flag in the South __________. A) have garnered little attention from the media B) have met with little success C) showed that most white Southerners have little interest in the Confederate battle flag D) have helped politicians who supported such attempts Answer: B Answer: B Answer: