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978-0393668964 Chapter 11
CHAPTER 11 The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800–1860 TRUE/FALSE 1. The Old South was socially, culturally, and economically the most unified region of the United States. 2. Cotton had always been a major cash crop of the United States, […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 16
CHAPTER 16 The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1877 TRUE/FALSE 1. The South emerged from the Civil War with a strong, diversified economy. 2. Reconstruction of former Confederate states only began after the war. ANS: F DIF: Difficult REF: Page 642 OBJ: […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 17
CHAPTER 17 Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860–1900 TRUE/FALSE 1. In a capitalist democracy like America, a common source of social instability is the tensions between equal political rights and unequal economic status. 2. The number of inventions […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 18
CHAPTER 18 The New South and the New West, 1865–1900 TRUE/FALSE 1. The number of cotton mills in the South more than doubled between 1880 and 1900. 2. Despite the growth of industry in the postwar South, in 1900 it […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 19
CHAPTER 19 Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865–1900 TRUE/FALSE 1. Between 1865 and 1900, the urban population of the United States dramatically increased. 2. The spread of mass transit was a major factor in the growth of the suburbs. ANS: […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 20
CHAPTER 20 Seizing an American Empire, 1865–1913 TRUE/FALSE 1. The United States practiced global imperialism well before the European powers. 2. Social Darwinist ideas were used to justify policies of imperial expansion. ANS: T DIF: Easy REF: Page 821 OBJ: […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 21
CHAPTER 21 The Progressive Era, 1890–1920 TRUE/FALSE 1. Among the varied sources of progressivism were populism and the Mugwumps. 2. Muckrakers were journalists who worked first and foremost for politicians—an arrangement that often perpetuated political and corporate corruption. ANS: F […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 22
CHAPTER 22 America and the Great War, 1914–1920 TRUE/FALSE 1. On both sides of the Great War, many soldiers experienced “shell shock,” now known as post–traumatic stress disorder, due to the experience of trench warfare. 2. Many immigrant groups in […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 23
CHAPTER 23 A Clash of Cultures, 1920–1929 TRUE/FALSE 1. The 1920s pitted a cosmopolitan urban America against the values of an insular rural America. 2. In the 1920s, the progressive wings of the Republican and Democratic parties grew stronger and […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 24
CHAPTER 24 The Reactionary Twenties TRUE/FALSE 1. The second Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was mainly a southern rural organization. 2. Fundamentalists argued that the Bible ought to be taken literally rather than interpreted. ANS: T DIF: Moderate REF: […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 25
CHAPTER 25 The New Deal, 1933–1939 TRUE/FALSE 1. The federal government expanded its regulatory power over Wall Street as part of the First New Deal. 2. Early in his presidency, Roosevelt ended Prohibition, in part to regain federal tax revenues […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 26
CHAPTER 26 The Second World War, 1933–1945 TRUE/FALSE 1. Hitler portrayed himself as Germany’s savior from the humiliation of having lost the Great War. 2. An incident at the Marco Polo Bridge in 1937 triggered a full-scale war between Japan […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 27
CHAPTER 27 The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945–1952 TRUE/FALSE 1. Harry Truman was famously short-tempered and outspoken. 2. A number of historians today believe the cold war was an unavoidable consequence of ideological differences between the United States […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 28
CHAPTER 28 America in the Fifties TRUE/FALSE 1. During Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency, moderate republicanism involved the promise of restoring the authority of state and local governments. 2. Dwight D. Eisenhower tried to reduce Social Security and other entitlement programs. […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 29
CHAPTER 29 A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960–1968 TRUE/FALSE 1. By the time of the 1960 presidential race, John F. Kennedy had far more experience in national politics than did Richard Nixon. 2. Kennedy’s father played a major […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 30
CHAPTER 30 Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s TRUE/FALSE 1. The term “the New Left” was adopted to emphasize the strong alignment between the grassroots democracy of the 1960s and the orthodox Marxism of the 1930s. 2. Consistently friendly exchanges […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 31
CHAPTER 31 Conservative Revival, 1977–1990 TRUE/FALSE 1. In his 1977 inaugural address, President Carter admitted he had no grand vision and highlighted America’s limitations rather than its potential. 2. Jimmy Carter took measures early in his presidency to demonstrate his […]
978-0393668964 Chapter 32
CHAPTER 32 Twenty-First-Century America, 1993–Present TRUE/FALSE 1. By 2019, most of the country’s population was living in rural areas rather than cities or suburbs. 2. By 2019, for the first time in the nation’s history, the majority of immigrants came […]
History Chapter 1 The Collision Cultures This Examines The Origins And Diverse Nature
CHAPTER 1 The Collision of Cultures This chapter examines the origins and diverse nature of native civilizations in the New World, the motivations for European exploration and colonization, the Spanish conquest of the land and its people, and developments in […]
History Chapter 10 The Jacksonian Era This Focuses The Controversies Jacksons Presidency And
CHAPTER 10 The Jacksonian Era, 1828–1840 This chapter focuses on the controversies of Jackson’s presidency and the emergence of a new party system. It narrates and explains his Indian policy, the nullification controversy, and the bank war. The rivalry between […]
History Chapter 11 The South Slavery And King Cotton This Discusses The Old
CHAPTER 11 The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800–1860 This chapter discusses the Old South, slavery, and the culture of the southern frontier up to the Secession Crisis. Included are efforts to sort myth from reality in the life of […]
History Chapter 12 Religion Romanticism And Reform This Explores Intellectual And Social Currents
CHAPTER 12 Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800–1860 This chapter explores intellectual and social currents prior to the Civil War. It reviews the important developments in religion with the Second Great Awakening, namely its impact on existing denominations and the rise […]
History Chapter 13 Western Expansion This Covers The Period While Focusing The Movement
CHAPTER 13 Western Expansion, 1830–1848 This chapter covers the period 1830–1848, while focusing on the movement of Americans west and the Mexican-American War. This chapter begins by discussing the motives and routes for westward movement; the resultant interaction with the […]
History Chapter 14 The Gathering Storm The Begins Discussing The Aftermath The Mexicanamerican
CHAPTER 14 The Gathering Storm, 1848–1860 The chapter begins by discussing the aftermath of the Mexican-American War and how the acquisition of so much territory impacted the nation. The status of slavery in the territories, and hence its future in […]
History Chapter 15 The War The Union This Begins Discussing The Advantages The
CHAPTER 15 The War of the Union, 1861–1865 This chapter begins by discussing the advantages of the North and the South and their respective strategies as the Civil War started. The chapter outlines the war’s first battles—Bull Run, in particular— […]
History Chapter 16 The Era Reconstruction This Covers The Aftermath The Civil War
CHAPTER 16 The Era of Reconstruction, 1865–1877 This chapter covers the aftermath of the Civil War in the South. It outlines the three different plans proposed during the battle over reconstruction under Lincoln, Johnson, and Congress. The chapter explains the […]
History Chapter 17 Business And Labor The Industrial Era This Discusses The Staggering
CHAPTER 17 Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860–1900 This chapter discusses the staggering economic growth in the United States after the Civil War and how it helped change society. It outlines the technological revolution that brought inventions such […]
History Chapter 2 Englands Colonies This Discusses The Founding The British Colonies Outlines
CHAPTER 2 England’s Colonies This chapter discusses the founding of the British colonies. It outlines the general pattern of settlement from Jamestown to the charter of Maryland colony and the founding of Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay in New England. The […]
History Chapter 20 Seizing American Empire This Covers American Expansion And Foreign Policy
CHAPTER 20 Seizing an American Empire, 1865– 1913 This chapter covers American expansion and foreign policy from the Civil War through the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. Alfred Thayer Mahan’s book titled The Influence of Sea Power offered a new way […]
History Chapter 21 The Progressive Era This Covers The Main Features Progressivism And
CHAPTER 21 The Progressive Era, 1890–1920 This chapter covers the main features of progressivism and the domestic policies of the administrations of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson. The chapter begins by identifying the progressives and their beliefs. It outlines reasons why […]
History Chapter 22 America And The Great War This Looks The American Role
CHAPTER 22 America and the Great War, 1914–1920 This chapter looks at the American role in the Great War. It outlines Woodrow Wilson’s foreign policies toward Europe as war grew more imminent, as well as the reasons for American neutrality. […]
History Chapter 23 Clash Cultures This Examines The Character The Nation After The
CHAPTER 23 A Clash of Cultures, 1920–1929 This chapter examines the character of the nation after the Great War. It was an era full of contradiction, and consumption and growth seemed to have no bounds. A new American awareness became […]
History Chapter 24 The Reactionary Twenties This Covers The Defensive Mood The And
CHAPTER 24 The Reactionary Twenties This chapter covers the defensive mood of the 1920s and the growing conservatism before the onset of the Great Depression. The Sacco and Vanzetti case, for instance, linked radicalism to immigration from Eastern Europe and […]
History Chapter 25 The New Deal This Covers Fdrs First Hundred Days Opposition
CHAPTER 25 The New Deal, 1933–1939 This chapter covers FDR’s First Hundred Days, opposition to the New Deal from the left and the Supreme Court, the Second Hundred Days, labor and the New Deal, the slump of 1937, economic policy […]
History Chapter 26 The Second World War This Covers American Foreign Policy Between
CHAPTER 26 The Second World War, 1933–1945 This chapter covers American foreign policy between the wars, the challenges Germany and Japan posed to international relations, the tensions between American isolationism and internationalism, and the origins and early years of the […]
History Chapter 27 The Cold War And The Fair Deal This Covers Domestic
CHAPTER 27 The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945– 1952 This chapter covers domestic and foreign affairs in the Truman administration. It begins by outlining the origins of the cold war and containment policy, the division of Germany, and […]
History Chapter 28 America The Fifties This Covers Eisenhowers Rise The Presidency And
CHAPTER 28 America in the Fifties This chapter covers Eisenhower’s rise to the presidency and his domestic and foreign policies, including his response to the civil rights movement and developments in the cold war. It looks at the growth of […]
History Chapter 29 New Frontier And Great Society This Covers The Including The
CHAPTER 29 A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960–1968 This chapter covers the 1960s, including the administrations of Kennedy and Johnson. Kennedy promised a “New Frontier” for America, although Congress thwarted many of his domestic plans, including those on […]
History Chapter 3 Colonial Ways Life This Discusses The Major Social And Economic
CHAPTER 3 Colonial Ways of Life This chapter discusses the major social and economic differences among the colonies. It outlines the various groups of people within colonial society, including farmers, workers, urban dwellers, women, and immigrants. The chapter draws a […]
History Chapter 30 Rebellion And Reaction And This Continues Describe The Youth Revolt
CHAPTER 30 Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s This chapter continues to describe the youth revolt of the late 1960s, expands that discussion to include the New Left and the counterculture, and traces the gains made by women and ethnic […]
History Chapter 31 Conservative Revival This Examines The Presidencies Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
CHAPTER 31 Conservative Revival, 1977–1990 This chapter examines the presidencies of Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. It opens by looking at Carter’s early successes and increasing failures in the eyes of the public, as revealed by […]
History Chapter 32 Twentyfirstcentury America Present This Describes Recent Demographic Trends And Covers
CHAPTER 32 Twenty-First-Century America, 1993– Present This chapter describes recent demographic trends and covers the presidencies of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barak Obama, as well as the first few years of Donald Trump’s presidency. The chapter shows how […]
History Chapter 4 From Colonies States This Discusses Britains Changing Policies The Political
CHAPTER 4 From Colonies to States This chapter discusses Britain’s changing policies in the political and economic administration of the colonies as well as the colonial reaction to these changes. It also discusses the structure of the colonial government and […]
History Chapter 5 The American Revolution This Treats The Principal Battles The Revolution
CHAPTER 5 The American Revolution, 1776–1783 This chapter treats the principal battles of the Revolution by chronology and region; investigates Loyalist and Patriot strengths; surveys problems of the Continental army and the financing of the war; examines the degree to […]
History Chapter 6 Strengthening The New Nation This Covers The Accomplishments And Limitations
CHAPTER 6 Strengthening the New Nation This chapter covers the accomplishments and limitations of the Confederation government as well as the need for and construction of the Constitution. The narrative profiles those groups not fully included in the Constitution, including […]
History Chapter 7 The Early Republic This Focuses The Political Events The Years
CHAPTER 7 The Early Republic, 1800–1815 This chapter focuses on the political events of the years 1800–1815, including the Jefferson and Madison administrations and the War of 1812. Beginning with an overview of the period, the chapter then covers the […]
History Chapter 8 The Emergence Market Economy This Traces The Economic And Social
CHAPTER 8 The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815–1850 This chapter traces the economic and social developments from about 1815 to 1850 that placed the United States in a position to grow into a successful nation and industrial power. Particular […]
History Chapter 9 Nationalism And Sectionalism This Focuses The Dual Effects Nationalism And
CHAPTER 9 Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815– 1828 This chapter focuses on the dual effects of nationalism and sectionalism following the War of 1812. It opens by looking at how nationalism is expressed in economic policy—in particular, the debates over the […]