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Course Introduction
American History I provides a comprehensive overview of the political, social, economic, and cultural development of the United States from its pre-Columbian beginnings through the end of the Civil War. This course examines the interactions among Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans, the founding and growth of the British colonies, the causes and consequences of the American Revolution, the creation of the Constitution, and the major social and political changes leading to the Civil War. Emphasis is placed on understanding the formation of American identity, institutions, and values, as well as the complex factors that shaped the nation's early history.
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Becoming America Volume I 1st Edition by David Henkin
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Chapter 1: Convergence of Many Peoples: America Before 1600
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Q1) The Protestant Reformation
A)rejected centuries of accumulated religious tradition.
B)united the northern and southern countries of Western Europe.
C)began as a controversy over Spanish domination of the Americas.
D)was resisted in EnglanD.
Answer: A
Q2) Adelantados were men used by the Spanish kingdom of Castile to A)spread the Christian faith throughout regions controlled by Spain.
B)reclaim the Holy Lands for the Catholic Church.
C)organize and fund raids on the Canary Islands and elsewhere.
D)drive the Muslims out of the city of Ceuta.
Answer: C
Q3) The most valuable resource that Columbus brought back to Spain was represented by A)parrots.
B)colorful masks.
C)gold.
D)seven Taino men.
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Early Colonies, 1600-1680
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Q1) The English Civil War of the 1640s was sparked by the efforts of Charles I to
A)collect revenues without relying on Parliament's powers of taxation.
B)overthrow his father,James I.
C)promote the English colonization of North America.
D)convert England to Catholicism.
Answer: A
Q2) Native attitudes toward sexuality
A)posed major obstacles to the spread of Catholic Christianity.
B)slowly influenced the Spanish colonists.
C)were compatible with the teachings of the Franciscans.
D)changed dramatically when the Hopi encountered Catholic instruction.
Answer: A
Q3) in 1573 King Philip II of Spain issued the Ordinances of Discovery,which
A)renounced the massacre of Indians.
B)justified the conquest and other activities of the adelantados.
C)prohibited the encomienda system.
D)diminished the role of Spanish missionaries in colonial efforts.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Slavery and Race, 1660-1750
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Q1) The Royal African Company was chartered to
A)transport indentured servants from England.
B)deliver African slaves exclusively to the American colonies.
C)transport African slaves from trading posts in the Caribbean.
D)run a slave-buying operation in West Africa.
Answer: D
Q2) A thriving traffic in human beings from Africa to the Americas
A)only developed once the English colonies accelerated the importation of slaves.
B)already existed before mainland English colonies formed.
C)was fueled by the global demand for cotton.
D)developed in spite of the fact that indigenous slaved were easier to control.
Answer: B
Q3) Africans who were free men in the seventeenth century
A)owned land.
B)testified in court.
C)controlled the labor of others.
D)All these answers are correct.
Answer: D
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1660-1750
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Q1) Which colony imported the most slaves between 1700 and 1740?
A)Virginia
B)Maryland
C)South Carolina
D)North Carolina
Q2) The broad,long-lasting significance of the Glorious Revolution in North America was
A)a tightening of colonial restrictions on trade.
B)the revoking of the Navigation Acts.
C)a more concerted effort to confront Spanish rivals to the south.
D)a lighter touch in the ruling of the American colonies.
Q3) The yeoman farmer was one who
A)rented land from an aristocratic land owner.
B)moved about from region to region.
C)was contracted to work for a defined period of time.
D)was a self-sufficient freeholder.
Q4) Examine the dynamics of family,gender,and class in the colonies from 1660 to 1750.
Q5) Describe the events leading up to the Glorious Revolution and its effects on North American colonies.
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Chapter 5: Empires, War, and the Transformation of Indian
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Q1) Which of the following was the most devastating item traded to the Indians?
A)liquor
B)tobacco
C)muskets
D)axes
Q2) One of the outcomes of King George's War was that
A)it created tension between the colonists and the royal government.
B)it further cemented bonds between the colonists and Britain's transatlantic empire.
C)the French fort at Louisbourg in Nova Scotia became a permanent British possession.
D)many New Englanders now felt that Protestantism was under threat.
Q3) Colonial merchants and officials understood that selling rum to Indian villages was A)crucial to the larger commercial relationship between the Indians and British Empire.
B)a service to their culture,as it was used in their festivals and rituals.
C)a necessary tool to bring about domestic and political instability among Native Americans.
D)the "Design of Providence" to wipe out the indigenous population.
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Chapter 6: Crisis and War, 1765-1781
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Q1) By the end of 1765,royal officials quickly concluded that the Stamp Act would be unenforceable after
A)business had been severely hampered by colonial boycotts.
B)most of the British tax agents had resigned.
C)receiving the petition from the Stamp Act Congress.
D)Lord Grenville had been hung in effigy.
Q2) During the first two years of the Revolutionary War the position of France could best be described as
A)skepticism with no military aid.
B)skepticism with covert military aid.
C)full support with no military aid.
D)full support with covert military aiD.
Q3) Members of correspondence committees
A)were elected officials.
B)did not hold conventional political positions.
C)were generally employed by the royal government.
D)were not prominent figures,but rather common,undistinguished men.
Q4) Summarize the distinct military advantages held by the British Empire and the rebellious colonists,and assess the effectiveness of those advantages throughout the war.
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Chapter 7: Making a New Nation, 1776-1792
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Q1) According to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787,the requirements to be met by a territory on its way to statehood included all of the following EXCEPT
A)a population of 60,000.
B)the ability of all residents to own slaves.
C)a voting population of 5,000 free,adult,property-owning males.
D)the return of fugitive slaves who escaped across the Ohio River.
Q2) highlighted the
A)Christian moral element of society.
B)impact of agriculture on the southern economy.
C)role of ethnicity and language in rural America.
D)significance of economic opportunities in the American identity.
Q3) The first independent governments in U.S.history belonged to the individual states,which did all of the following EXCEPT
A)make their own laws.
B)agree with one another on what exactly a republican government should look like.
C)devise their own political systems.
D)draw upon their own different colonial legacies.
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Chapter 8: The Early Republic, 1793-1811
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Q1) Rates of private manumission in Virginia and Maryland between 1790 and 1810
A)decreased significantly.
B)remained about the same as in previous decades.
C)decreased slightly.
D)increased significantly.
Q2) The institution of slavery was most vulnerable in the
A)northern half of the United States.
B)Middle States.
C)South.
D)western territories.
Q3) Describe the significance of the election of 1800 in the context of the developing partisanship in American politics.
Q4) When news of the Haitian Revolution traveled quickly to the North American mainland,it
A)invoked sympathy but minimal action.
B)drew little attention.
C)sparked fears of race war.
D)inspired many Americans to financially support the revolutionaries.
Q5) Discuss the effects of the Haitian Revolution in the United States,including developments in Philadelphia.
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9: War, Expansion, and Indian Removal, 1811-1830
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Q1) Tecumseh identified himself as A)Shawnee.
B)Creek.
C)white.
D)an "Indian."
Q2) Which of the following was NOT blamed for the Panic of 1819?
A)the Monroe administration
B)the Second Bank of the United States
C)inadequacy of tariff protections
D)American women and their fondness for luxury goods
Q3) Denmark Vesey's plot included all of the following EXCEPT A)setting fire to Charleston.
B)the massacre of whites.
C)a mass exodus of African Americans to Canada.
D)the pillaging of an arsenal.
Q4) The first of the five novels of the Leatherstocking Tales was titled A)Rip Van Winkle.
B)The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
C)The Pioneers.
D)Philip of Pokanoket.
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Chapter 10: Market Society and the Birth of Mass Politics, 1825-1844
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Q1) Which of the following contributed to the creation of the new urban environment during the years 1825-1835?
A)fixed-route public transit
B)the horse-drawn omnibus
C)street railway cars
D)All these answers are correct.
Q2) Evaluate how the battle over the Second Bank of the United States contributed to the Panic of 1873.
Q3) Over the course of the nineteenth century
A)states expanded the number of elected government positions.
B)several older states expanded the electorate.
C)new states that entered the union adopted laxer voting requirements.
D)All these answers are correct.
Q4) Part of western New York came to be known as the Burned-Over District because of the
A)rampant uncontained fires of 1830.
B)coal production of that region.
C)surge of economic activity there in the 1830s.
D)religious enthusiasm that blazed through the canal region.
Q5) Explain the key events of Andrew Jackson's presidency.
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Chapter 11: Slavery and the South, 1831-1844
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Q1) President Jackson recognized the new Republic of Texas but did not propose annexation because
A)Texans had failed to author a state constitution.
B)he realized that Texas would be an unattractive destination to other Americans.
C)adding a new slaveholding territory would jeopardize Van Buren's presidential run.
D)he was preoccupied with Indian removal.
Q2) In the 1830s Congress felt the most pressure over abolition from A)racial violence in the South.
B)public protests.
C)proposed legislation.
D)petitions.
Q3) The best evidence suggests that overall,Christian ideas induced in slaves
A)feelings of subservience.
B)impulses to rebel.
C)expectations of freedom in the indefinite future.
D)despair about their predicament.
Q4) Compare the arguments of northern abolitionists to the proslavery ideology of southerners.
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Chapter 12: Era of Middle-Class Reform, 1831-1848
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Q1) Which of the following does NOT describe slave narratives?
A)humorous literature that ridiculed slaves
B)abolitionist tracts designed to persuade readers of the evil of slavery
C)commercial publications designed to attract readers and yield revenue
D)invaluable sources about the experience of slavery
Q2) Sabbatarians mounted a national effort to
A)close public schools on Sunday.
B)limit the hours of businesses on Sunday.
C)encourage church attendance on Sunday.
D)bar the transmission of the mail on Sunday.
Q3) William Lloyd Garrison advocated a policy of nonresistance,which meant that abolitionists,like other reformers,would rely on ________ to bring about social change.
A)political elections
B)moral suasion
C)physical force
D)state power
Q4) How did the ideology of domesticity during the antebellum era move the women's movement forward?
Q5) Discuss the context and radical nature of the abolitionist movement.
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Chapter 13: Expansion, Nationalism, and American Popular
Culture, 1844-1854
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Q1) Stories of the Donner party's journey westward
A)encouraged many immigrants to seek homesteads in Oregon.
B)proved that the Native American threat was very real for migrants.
C)dramatized the perils of the Overland Trail.
D)enticed future migrants to settle at Truckee Lake.
Q2) Analyze the content and cultural significance of theater and blackface minstrelsy in the mid-nineteenth century.
Q3) Manifest destiny meant all of the following EXCEPT
A)westward expansion through treaties and generations of occupancy.
B)the westward spread of the United States.
C)the divine plan for U.S.expansion.
D)American expansion to spread free and democratic political institutions.
Q4) Describe the demographic,economic,and cultural effects of the gold rush on California.
Q5) In the 1850s the pro-expansion journal,Democratic Review,asserted that ________ would become states in the growing union.
A)Cuba and Mexico
B)Canada and Mexico
C)Canada and Oregon
D)Cuba and Haiti
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Chapter 14: A Union Unraveling, 1848-1860
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Q1) In the case of Dred Scott v.Sandford,the court under Chief Justice Taney ruled that Scott
A)was not entitled to sue because he was black,and that Congress had the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories.
B)could not become a citizen until first being declared free,and that Congress had the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories.
C)was not entitled to sue because he was black,and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
D)could not become a citizen until first being declared free,and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
Q2) Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel,Uncle Tom's Cabin,reinforced the idea of the ________ as the symbolic divide between southern slavery and northern freedom.
A)Ohio River
B)Mississippi River
C)Appalachian Mountains
D)Ozark Plateau.
Q3) Summarize the cultural and political effects of the national rail network.
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Chapter 15: Disunion and War, 1861-1865
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Q1) Secession commissioners were representatives dispatched for the purpose of
A)encouraging southern states to return to the Union.
B)lobbying more states to secede.
C)promoting the Union cause.
D)rallying southerners to go to war.
Q2) The Battle of Antietam in Maryland was
A)another victory in a long string of Union successes.
B)another victory in a long string of Confederate successes.
C)the first Confederate success on the eastern war front.
D)the first Union success on the eastern war front.
Q3) Which of the following does NOT describe the United States Sanitary Commission?
A)collected millions of dollars in private donations
B)compiled vital statistics and hospital records
C)stressed humanitarian sympathy
D)supported the Union war campaign
Q4) Georgia's Andersonville prison was an example of
A)the humane treatment afforded to enemy prisoners.
B)the frequent prisoner exchanges that took place during the war.
C)the South's code of honor in their treatment of fellow soldiers.
D)the misery and cruelty suffered by prisoners of war.
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Chapter 16: Southern Reconstruction, 1862-1883
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Q1) Analyze the rise and impact of white supremacist movements in the South.Explain the causes for their rise,identify the segments of society involved,and describe the impact they had on southern society and politics.
Q2) Racial segregation and prejudice in the South
A)resulted in white state and county officials refusing to carry out directives from higher-ranking black officials.
B)were used against poor blacks but not against black officeholders or prominent individuals such as Frederick Douglass.
C)were a new development that had never existed in other parts of the country.
D)None of these answers is correct.
Q3) Which statement best describes the results of Reconstruction?
A)The effort failed in every way to meet its goals.
B)Although there were problems involved in the process,in the end conditions were much better for African Americans in the South by the end of Reconstruction.
C)Northern support for Reconstruction remained strong and resolved to the end.
D)While the immediate results were not as positive as African Americans had hoped,the amendments and legislation enacted proved vital in future efforts to secure civil rights.
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Chapter 17: Remaking the West, 1865-1893
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Q1) Most missionaries that reached out to Native Americans held the view that
A)they were simply savages in need of salvation.
B)they were biologically incapable of being civilized.
C)their cultures were valid and worth preserving.
D)their cultures were inferior.
Q2) In the 1860s "the West" encompassed multiple peoples,including all of the following EXCEPT
A)Russian fur traders.
B)Chinese miners.
C)Native Americans.
D)African slaves.
Q3) In November 1864,militia colonel John M.Chivington led his men on a bloody rampage through a Cheyenne camp
A)in retaliation for the Cheyenne attacks on settlers in Sand Hills,Colorado.
B)to make the region safe for a mining expedition.
C)in spite of Chief Black Kettle's peaceful intentions.
D)because the tribe had expanded beyond the agreed reservation boundaries.
Q4) Summarize the role of the federal government in the development of the West.
Q5) Discuss the growth and transformation of the cattle industry from the 1860s through the 1890s.
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Chapter 18: Industrializing America, 1865-1885
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Q1) Which of the following does NOT describe the new rich-that is,industrialists,railroad owners,financiers,and storeowners?
A)enormous homes
B)high-fashion clothing
C)camaraderie with older members of the establishment
D)a reputation for public generosity
Q2) In 1871,news broke to Americans of a large-scale workers' uprising in which country?
A)France
B)Germany
C)England
D)Russia
Q3) How did John D.Rockefeller contribute to the transformation of the energy revolution and to the development of the modern corporation?
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Q4) Compare and contrast urban life for middle-class and working-class city dwellers.What role was played by the culture of mass consumption?
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Chapter 19: Politics and Discontent in the Gilded Age,
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Q1) The central issue of the election of 1888 was A)the tariff.
B)foreign policy.
C)farm prices.
D)interstate commerce.
Q2) The role of the political machine was generally to
A)advertise the policies of a candidate.
B)provide charity for new immigrants.
C)dispense jobs and food to the urban poor in exchange for votes.
D)organize political rallies and parades.
Q3) Analyze the rise and influence of the Populist Party.
Q4) The Populist Party was formed in 1892 from all of the following EXCEPT
A)Pinkertons.
B)western middle-class reformers.
C)trade unionists.
D)farmers.
Q5) What were the sources of political dissent during the Gilded Age? Discuss the cooperative networks,and the federal efforts,that emerged to address them.
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Chapter 20: The Progressive Era, 1896-1914
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Q1) Use specific examples to explain how in some cases Theodore Roosevelt was a champion of progressive causes,at other times exemplified the progressive middle ground,and at times forged new ground in the progressive agenda.
Q2) Which of these groups were most likely to be members of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
A)unskilled laborers in factories
B)women
C)new immigrants
D)skilled laborers
Q3) What statement best describes Theodore Roosevelt's attitude toward big business?
A)Roosevelt sought to break up all monopolies and trusts.
B)Roosevelt always sided with labor unions over big business.
C)Roosevelt became a partner of big business and tried to protect it from progressive reform.
D)Roosevelt was known as a "trust buster" but was more interested in regulating monopolies,as he thought their tremendous efficiencies could be harnessed for the public gooD.
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Chapter 21: Birth of a Great Power: The United States and the World, 1880-1914
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the war in Cuba and nearby islands?
A)The United States forces suffered heavy losses but won a long,drawn-out struggle to defeat the Spanish.
B)The United States defeated the Spanish in some battles but was unable to dislodge them from their strongholds in Cuba and other Caribbean islands.
C)The United States won a quick and decisive victory,gaining the islands of Puerto Rico and Guam as well as defeating the Spanish in Cuba.
D)The United States lost the war in Cuba but won a decisive battle in the Philippines and remained in control of the Philippines after the war.
Q2) The first and most decisive battle of the Spanish-American War was won by Commodore George Dewey in
A)a bombardment of Havana harbor.
B)the capture of Puerto Rico.
C)his surprise attack on the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay in the Philippines.
D)defeating the Spanish fleet and taking the island of Guam.
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Chapter 22: War and Peace, 1914-1920
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Q1) President Wilson's response to an NAACP-sponsored parade asking him to do something about lynching and other violence against African Americans was
A)to promise immediate action.
B)silence.
C)an encouragement to endure hardship and hope for a better future.
D)an effort to advance a new constitutional amendment on their behalf.
Q2) The first declaration of war in 1914 was made by
A)Germany against Belgium.
B)Germany against Russia.
C)Austria-Hungary against Serbia.
D)Austria-Hungary against France.
Q3) During the first year of the war,progressives generally
A)opposed the war because women were not allowed to serve in the armed forces.
B)opposed the war because it would derail reform initiatives at home.
C)supported the war because it would serve their principles of social justice around the world.
D)supported the war because the Central Powers were viewed by them as evils that must be confronteD.
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Chapter 23: America in the Jazz Age, 1920-1929
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Q1) Summarize the prohibition experiment of the 1920s.Discuss the cultural forces that led to the passage of the Eighteenth Amendment and the effects of the law on society.
Q2) The membership of the Klan began to decline after
A)passage of immigration restrictions.
B)the arrest of David Stephenson.
C)the lynching of several NAACP workers.
D)Mexican immigration began to swell.
Q3) Which of the following was NOT one of the factors that contributed to the economic problems of the late 1920s?
A)Production outpaced the disposable income of many workers.
B)Foreign spending by the federal government had reached excessive levels.
C)Farmers had struggled the entire decade from depressed prices.
D)Too much consumption and investment was based on debt.
Q4) Explain the ways in which city living became an avenue for expression for African Americans,women,and youth.
Q5) Discuss the various social tensions that plagued the 1920s,including conflict over immigration,race,and religion.
Q6) Explain the factors that led to the Great Crash of 1929.
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Chapter 24: America Remade: The Great Depression and the
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Q1) By 1940,________ Americans received some kind of direct federal aid. A)one in three B)half of all C)one in eight D)virtually all
Q2) By 1932,________ Americans had lost their jobs. A)one in ten B)half of all C)one in seven D)one in four
Q3) What forms of opposition to the New Deal arose during this period? Explain the essence of the criticism from both the left and the right,and summarize the opposition organizations and agencies that emerged.
Q4) The "Okies" were poor rural whites from Oklahoma and other plains states that A)received government assistance to stay on their land. B)marched on the nation's capital demanding federal relief. C)experienced discrimination similar to that of African Americans. D)migrated to Colorado for a better life.
Q5) Summarize the legislation of the First New Deal.
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Chapter 25: America Goes to War, 1939-1945
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Q1) The Double V campaign
A)sought to promote victory over Germany and Japan.
B)was a campaign to both win the war and overcome the Great Depression.
C)was a call from civil rights leaders for the government to commit to victory both in the war overseas and over racism at home.
D)was a two-pronged assault on Germany in the shape of a "V," with the British and American armies coming together at a specific point.
Q2) Which of the following was NOT a result of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
A)Over 130,000 (one-third)of the city's civilians were killed.
B)Four out of every five buildings were leveled.
C)Over 100,000 were severely injured or sickened.
D)Japan immediately offered unconditional surrender.
Q3) Who was the scientific director of the Manhattan Project?
A)Albert Einstein
B)J.Robert Oppenheimer
C)General Thomas Farrell
D)Henry Stimson
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Chapter 26: Postwar America, 1945-1953
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Q1) Which of the following was NOT a step taken by Congress to raise workers' standard of living and make them mass consumers?
A)The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 helped pay college tuition for veterans and offered job placement services.
B)The government subsidized the home construction industry and made Federal Housing Administration loans for first-time buyers affordable for most Americans.
C)Congress approved an increase of the minimum wage to five dollars an hour.
D)The G.I.Bill's low-interest home loans,requiring no down payment,turned the housing shortage into a construction boom.
Q2) The phrase "iron curtain," used to describe the divide between communist and democratic Europe,was first used by
A)Winston Churchill.
B)President Truman.
C)Henry Stimson.
D)Joseph Stalin.
Q3) Summarize the economic theory of John Maynard Keynes and how his ideas were put into practice in the United States.
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Chapter 27: Age of Affluence, 1953-1960
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Q1) After 1950 the single most important symbol of prosperity became the A)television.
B)automobile.
C)suburban home.
D)expensive wristwatch.
Q2) In the mid-1950s,the federal government
A)deported over a million illegal Mexican farm workers.
B)nearly tripled the number of legal Mexican immigrants allowed into the country.
C)launched Operation Wetback.
D)All these answers are correct.
Q3) ,
A)illustrated how the Soviets were attempting to shape American culture in subliminal ways.
B)demonstrated how modern artists and musicians had successfully perverted teenagers during the 1950s.
C)attempted to prove that federal government agencies were intent on promoting conformity in the lives of citizens.
D)showed how advertisers were using psychology to manipulate consumers.
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Chapter 28: ERA of Dreams and Discontent, 1960-1969
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Q1) After 1965 a younger generation of feminists emerged to insist that A)American law was the central issue holding women back in society.
B)men's attitudes and behavior toward women must change.
C)colleges and universities open their admissions policy to include women.
D)the earlier feminism movement had gone too far in their efforts.
Q2) In 1963 President Kennedy pushed for legislation that
A)was intended to promote his antipoverty program.
B)would raise taxes.
C)that reflected a broad New Deal philosophy.
D)would appease southern Democrats on civil rights issues.
Q3) Which of the following is NOT true of President John F.Kennedy?
A)His legislative record exceeded his rhetoric.
B)He offered a youthful,energetic vision for the country.
C)He was the youngest man ever elected to the U.S.presidency.
D)He appointed only the "best and brightest" men to his cabinet.
Q4) All of the following were laws passed during the Johnson years EXCEPT the A)Wilderness Act.
B)Clean Air Act.
C)National Park Act.
D)Clean Water Act.
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Chapter 29: Reaction, Recession, and Globalization,
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A)more white participation in the integration of schools.
B)white flight to the suburbs.
C)black resistance to desegregation.
D)an increase in the tax base in northern cities.
Q2) The end of the Vietnam War was marked by the A)peace treaty signed in Paris.
B)cease-fire of 1972.
C)fall of Saigon.
D)Khmer Rouge coming to power.
Q3) In 1979,followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini stormed the U.S.embassy and took fifty-three Americans hostage in response to Carter's
A)signing of the Helsinki Accords.
B)provision of asylum for the deposed Shah.
C)support for the opposition of the Iranian Islamic state.
D)authorization of missile strikes on Iran.
Q4) Explain the how President Carter responded to the various foreign policy challenges during his administration.
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Q1) Discuss Reagan's attempt to reverse the New Deal through deregulation,tax cuts,and the reduction of government spending.Also,discuss opposition to Reagan's policies.
Q2) The Reagan Doctrine
A)was a continuation of the Truman Doctrine of containment.
B)declared before the world that the United States would actively support "freedom fighters" in the global struggle against communism.
C)stated the United States would try to prevent the spread of communism,but only by supporting regimes that respected individuals' rights and liberties.
D)promoted ending communism through economic and cultural ties with communist nations.
Q3) During the Bush administration,the Soviet Union
A)reasserted control over Eastern Europe.
B)dissolved,and the countries of Eastern Europe gained independence.
C)helped China brutally suppress opposition to China's communist regime.
D)experienced a brief democratic revolution,but a communist coup reasserted an authoritarian control that lasted for several more years.
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A)proposed an expansion of government similar to FDR's New Deal.
B)championed a progressive,liberal program in economic as well as social policies.
C)positioned themselves as centrists who favored conservative economic policies but liberal cultural policies.
D)won support by campaigning against the war in Iraq.
Q2) Which of the following helped Barack Obama win the presidential election of 2008?
A)his choice of young,energetic Sarah Palin as vice president
B)the support of a majority of the white vote
C)the lingering recession,protracted war,and support among young voters
D)his strong support among senior citizen voters
Q3) Who was the Democratic nominee in the election of 2004?
A)Howard Dean
B)Dennis Kucinich
C)Wesley Clark
D)John Kerry
Q4) Explain what is meant by the Digital Revolution,what caused it,and the impact it has had on the U.S.society and economy.
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