Give Me Liberty!: An American History 6th Edition

CHAPTER 15 What is Freedom?: Reconstruction, 18651877 This chapter concentrates on the history of Reconstruction. Opening with an explanation of the origins of General William T. Shermans Special Field Order 15, which set aside forty-acre plots for former slave families, the chapter explores what freedom meant to newly free African-Americans

CHAPTER 16 Americas Gilded Age, 18701890 This chapter concentrates on the history of Americas Gilded Age, industrial revolution, and settlement of the West in the late nineteenth century. The chapter emphasizes that as the majority of Americans became wageworkers, the traditional dream of economic independence became obsolete. During the Gilded

CHAPTER 17 Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 18901900 This chapter concentrates on the limitations of freedom, including those affecting farmers, immigrants, blacks, women, and colonial subjects. The chapter opens with the Homestead Strike, which demonstrated that neither a powerful union nor public opinion could influence the conduct of the

CHAPTER 18 The Progressive Era, 19001916 This chapter concentrates on the history of the Progressive era, an age when political and economic freedoms expanded for many. The opening story of the tragic 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company highlights the prevailing feeling in America that the government had to

CHAPTER 19 Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I, 19161920 This chapter concentrates on the history of America during World War I. It opens with a definition of Woodrow Wilsons concept of a moral foreign policy through what he called liberal internationalism. Promising to bring the Progressive

CHAPTER 20 From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 19201932 This chapter concentrates on the history of the 1920s. The chapter opens with the Sacco-Vanzetti case, which encapsulated divisions within the larger society. Nativists dwelled on the defendants immigrant origins. Conservatives insisted that these alien anarchists must die, despite

CHAPTER 21 The New Deal, 19321940 This chapter concentrates on the history of the New Deal era, examining legislation, protest movements, and the impact of the New Deal on minorities. The chapter opens with the story of the Grand Coulee Dama magnificent piece of civil engineering, but one that flooded

CHAPTER 22 Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 19411945 This chapter concentrates on the history of World War II. Attempting to give the war an ideological meaning and to convince the American public that it had to be prepared, Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) linked the wars meaning with

CHAPTER 23 The United States and the Cold War, 19451953 This chapter concentrates on the history of the early Cold War period and the Truman administration. The chapter opens with the national tour of the Freedom Train, which celebrated the freedom of America in contrast to the tyranny of Hitler.

CHAPTER 24 An Affluent Society, 19531960 This chapter concentrates on the 1950s, its economic prosperity, its conformity and cultural critics, and the civil rights movement. Opening with the Richard Nixon and Nikita Khrushchev debate in 1959, the chapter sets up the theme of the suburban material bliss of the 1950s.

CHAPTER 25 The Sixties, 19601968 This chapter recounts the history of the 1960s, with emphasis on the civil rights movement, the Great Society program, and the war in Vietnam. The chapter opens with the sit-in movement of 1960, demonstrating the growing frustration over the slow pace of civil rights change.

CHAPTER 26 The Conservative Turn, 19691988 This chapter considers American history from the Nixon administration to the Reagan years, when conservatism prevailed in American politics and society. Introduced by the 1964 presidential campaign of Barry Goldwater as a reminder of the conservative tides of the 1960s, the chapter begins with

CHAPTER 27 From Triumph to Tragedy, 19892004 This chapter concentrates on the Clinton years. Opening with the 1999 antiglobalization demonstrations held in Seattle protesting the World Trade Organization, the chapter explores the challenges that the twenty-first century faces in balancing globalization, economic justice, and freedom. The chapter then travels back

CHAPTER 28 A Divided Nation This chapter concentrates on the second term of George W. Bushs presidency, Barack Obamas two terms in office, and the first two years of the Donald Trump presidency. The chapter opens by calling attention to the unique and surprising elections of both Senator Barack

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Describe the factors that combined to make the United States a mature industrial society after the Civil War. 2. Illustrate how the economic development of the Gilded Age affected American freedom. 3. Describe how reformers of the period approached the problems of

a. Henry L. Dawes b. John Elk c. Chief Joseph d. Saum Song Bo e. Jacob Riis ANS: C TOP: Voices of Freedom | Primary Source Document DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 624 | Seagull p. 622 MSC: Remembering OBJ: 4. How was the West

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Understand the origins and significance of Populism. 2. Explain how the liberty of blacks after 1877 gave way to legal segregation across the South. 3. Examine how the boundaries of American freedom grew narrower in this period. 4. Explain how the

63. The American Federation of Labors founder, Samuel Gompers, used the idea of freedom of contract to a. argue against interference by judges with workers right to organize unions. b. argue for the right of workers to form political parties to shape government. c. argue for

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Explain why the city was so central a place for the Progressive movement in the United States. 2. Assess the ways in which the labor and womens movements challenged nineteenth-century notions of American freedom. 3. Compare and contrast the democratic and antidemocratic

DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 702 | Seagull p. 717 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 3. Compare and contrast the democratic and antidemocratic impulses in Progressivism. 66. Henry George introduced a slate of political changes known as the Oregon System. The system included which of the following? a. social and

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Discuss the ways in which Progressive presidents promoted the expansion of American power overseas. 2. Explain how the United States got involved in World War I. 3. Examine how the United States mobilized resources and public opinion for the war effort.

MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Assess the way in which the war affected race relations in the United States. 65. Eugenics aimed to a. improve the quality of the population. b. justify gender equality. c. provide a scientific basis to promote open immigration. d. explain the

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Identify who benefited and who suffered in the new consumer society of the 1920s. 2. Summarize the ways in which the government promoted business interests in the 1920s. 3. Explain why the protection of civil liberties gained importance in the 1920s.

67. Regarding public education, in 1922, Oregon became the first state to a. require students to be instructed only in English. b. ban private schools. c. formally segregate its schools. d. allow women to earn postgraduate degrees. e. allow students to attend private schools

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Explain the major policy initiatives of the New Deal in the Hundred Days. 2. Identify the main proponents of economic justice in the 1930s and explain the measures they advocated. 3. Examine the major initiatives of the Second New Deal and analyze

ANS: D TOP: A Reckoning with Liberty DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 827 | Seagull p. 841 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 4. Assess the ways in which the New Deal recast the meaning of American freedom. ANS: D TOP: A Reckoning with Liberty DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 827 | Seagull

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Explain the steps that led to American participation in World War II. 2. Examine the ways the United States mobilized economic resources and promoted popular support for the war effort. 3. Discuss the visions of Americas postwar role that began to emerge

c. Since nearly 40 percent of the population was of Japanese descent, the evacuation order would have been impractical. d. Most persons of Japanese descent in Hawaii actually served in military units. e. At the time, the federal government did not yet have such jurisdiction over its

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Identify the events and ideological conflicts that prompted the Cold War. 2. Explain how the Cold War reshaped the ideas of American freedom. 3. Explain the major initiatives of Trumans domestic policies. 4. Analyze the effects of Cold War anticommunism on

67. In the aftermath of World War II a. most women were able to retain their jobs. b. the divorce rate plummeted. c. the majority of soldiers went back to work. d. the government managed to control prices. e. Truman refused to go back

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Identify the main characteristics of the affluent society of the 1950s. 2. Explain the ways in which the 1950s were a period of consensus both in domestic and foreign affairs. 3. Examine the major thrusts of the civil rights movement in this

MSC: Remembering OBJ: 3. Examine the major thrusts of the civil rights movement in this period. 67. Most likely why did the U.S. Supreme Court not order the immediate implementation of its ruling in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954? a. The Court did not have authority

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Identify the major events in the civil rights movement in the early 1960s. 2. Explain the major crises and policy initiatives of the Kennedy presidency. 3. Examine the purposes and strategies of Johnsons Great Society programs. 4. Discuss how the civil

DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 999 | Seagull p. 1003 MSC: Understanding OBJ: 5. Analyze how the Vietnam War transformed American politics and culture. 67. Why was liberation theology so popular in Latin America in the 1960s? a. The Second Vatican Council had sanctioned birth control. b.

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Identify the major policies of the Nixon administration on social and economic issues. 2. Explain how Vietnam and the Watergate scandal affected popular trust in the government. 3. Examine the ways in which the opportunities of most Americans diminished in the 1970s.

ANS: A TOP: The Rising Tide of Conservatism DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 1036 | Seagull p. 1054 MSC: Analyzing OBJ: 4. Discuss the roots of the rise of conservatism in the 1970s. 67. What setback did the advocates of the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 suffer in

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Identify the major international initiatives of the Clinton administration after the Cold War. 2. Explain the forces that drove the economic resurgence of the 1990s. 3. Examine the cultural conflicts that emerged in the 1990s. 4. Discuss how divisive political partisanship

MSC: Understanding OBJ: 4. Discuss how divisive political partisanship affected the election of 2000. 73. In 1998, Congress brought impeachment charges against President Clinton because he a. had an extramarital affair with a White House staff member. b. authorized a break-in at the Republican national headquarters.

TEST BANK Learning Objectives 1. Explain what events eroded support for President Bushs policies during his second term. 2. Describe the economic practices that contributed to the crisis of 2008. 3. Understand the changes voters hoped for when they elected Barack Obama. 4. Identify the major

50. Prior to the twentieth century, what was humanitys primary economic activity? a. developing medical solutions b. acquiring food, clothing, and shelter c. printing books d. inventing time-saving technologies e. investing in stocks ANS: B TOP: Freedom in the Twenty-First Century DIF: Difficult REF: