Which of the regions of the nation experienced the most growth in nuclear facilities
after World War II?
A) the Deep South
B) the Northeast
C) the West
D) the Midwest
Chief leader of the moderate approach to achieving black rights within American
society was
A) Ida B. Wells.
B) W.E.B. Du Bois.
C) T. Thomas Fortune.
D) Booker T. Washington.
The key to Ray Kroc’s success was
A) advertising.
B) uniqueness.
C) standardization.
D) conservative thinking.
Passage of the Declaratory Act by Parliament
A) asserted Parliament’s power to enact laws for the colonies in “all cases whatsoever.”
B) politicized the American resistance movement.
C) demonstrated British desire to reach a compromise solution with the colonies on
matters of taxation.
D) resolved the problems that had created the Stamp Act crisis.
During the 1920s, the U.S. government
A) pursued an aggressive policy of regulating business activities.
B) generally promoted progressive reform programs.
C) rejected concepts of planning as too socialistic.
D) was often influenced by the wealthy.
The major influence on American societal norms that developed after World War II was
A) movies.
B) radio.
C) newspapers.
D) television.
According to South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun, Congress lacked the power to
A) exclude slavery from the territories.
B) increase the tariff above a nominal rate.
C) prohibit the importation of slaves.
D) impose a “gag rule” on antislavery debate.
The concept of domesticity
A) confined women to home and family activities.
B) implied the moral superiority of women.
C) elevated women’s economic and political status.
D) helped working-class women make psychological sense of their lives.
By the end of the nineteenth century, the American working class
A) generally benefited from unemployment insurance.
B) became influenced by new immigrants from Europe.
C) consisted almost exclusively of skilled workers.
D) generally enjoyed steady employment.
The inauguration of John Kennedy as president of the United States
A) brought vigorous leadership to the government.
B) meant that Washington social life became less glamorous.
C) meant the continuation of a presidential leadership style similar to Eisenhower’s.
D) led to an administration dominated by Roman Catholic concepts.
In the months immediately after the Civil War, the dominant emotion among southern
whites was
A) fear.
B) anger toward plantation owners.
C) sorrow.
D) acceptance of blacks as equals.
As Richard Nixon planned his reelection campaign in 1972,
A) the Republicans were determined to sweep the presidential and congressional
elections.
B) the campaign seemed less organized than in 1968.
C) there was grave concern over the lack of campaign funds.
D) he proposed to conduct a quiet and gentlemanly campaign.
Which of the following nations practiced slavery in Latin America and the West Indies?
A) England
B) Spain
C) France
D) All of the above.
The early mechanization of the cloth industry
A) increased both the volume and price of its goods.
B) supplemented rather than replaced home manufacturing.
C) occurred primarily in the South.
D) seldom saw women or children employed as laborers.
In world affairs, by 1895, the United States had
A) an army smaller than Bulgaria’s.
B) developed a consistent foreign policy for enlarging its role as a world leader.
C) a highly professional diplomatic corps.
D) one of the larger navies in the world.
The typical slaveholder owned
A) fewer than 10 slaves.
B) more than 20 slaves.
C) between 10 and 15 slaves.
D) only one or two slaves.
American acquisition of the colonies after the Spanish-American War
A) was opposed by President McKinley for racist reasons.
B) led to considerable controversy over the policy.
C) rested on purely idealistic motives.
D) faced little opposition among Americans.
Regarding the aftermath of a coordinated atomic strike on the U.S.S.R., Eisenhower
became
A) excited.
B) gratified.
C) horrified.
D) disinterested.
What did workingmen’s parties advocate during the antebellum era?
A) free schools
B) tax-supported education
C) free public lands in the West
D) all of the above.
The Spanish encountered the Aztec people in Mexico in the year
A) 1492.
B) 1519.
C) 1545.
D) 1619.
An important aspect of the communications revolution that occurred during the 1920s
was
A) the widespread use of television.
B) a decline in the significance of advertising.
C) the development of computer technology.
D) an expanded use of the telephone.
As the Allstons began to reestablish their lives after the Civil War, they found that
A) all of their former slaves had fled from their plantations.
B) the blacks had taken control of southern society.
C) it would be fairly simple to reestablish the old patterns of society.
D) new relationships would have to be established with their former slaves.
In his Exposition and Protest, John Calhoun argued that a state has the power to
A) impeach the president.
B) raise a volunteer army.
C) set its own tariff rates.
D) nullify an unconstitutional federal law.
E) leave the Union.
A leader in the movement to achieve changes in the traditional status of women in the
United States during the 1970s was
A) Phyllis Schlafly.
B) Marilyn Monroe.
C) Gloria Steinem.
D) Janis Joplin.
As the events of Watergate unraveled,
A) the complicity of the president in the scandal became evident.
B) little evidence could be found of the president’s involvement.
C) the judicial system did not participate in the process.
D) Americans grew tired of the issue.
What was the platform of the Progressive party?
A) a six-day work week
B) abolition of child labor
C) federal accident and old age insurance
D) All of the above.
Early American cities bred diseases such as
A) AIDS and Swine flu.
B) dysentery and typhoid.
C) smallpox and rubella.
D) gangrene.
Mansa Musa, who ruled the West African empire of Mali,
A) led a legendary pilgrimage to Mecca.
B) never succeeded in making Mali as large as Ghana.
C) became so powerful that he led his army across the Sahara.
D) achieved little notice from people outside West Africa.
At ________, the Anasazi created large cities, such as Pueblo Bonita.
Which of the following does NOT characterize U.S. views of the Chinese people in
1900?
A) immoral
B) generous
C) backward
D) exotic
Those Indians who followed the Ghost Dance movement believed that
A) tribal unity would prevent the white man from taking Indian lands.
B) the buffalo would return and bring greatness to the tribes.
C) the Indians could defeat the white man militarily.
D) natural disasters would destroy the whites, but not the Indians.
In 1860, southern delegates met in ________, ________ and created the Confederate
States of America.
Among those considered to be cultural rebels during the 1940s and 1950s in the United
States was
A) General Douglas MacArthur.
B) John Wayne.
C) Elvis Presley.
D) Marilyn Monroe.
Britain established its military headquarters in New York City in 1776 because of the
city’s
A) access to food supplies.
B) central location.
C) Loyalist sentiments.
D) All of the above.