U.S. History to 1877
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Course Introduction
This course surveys the political, economic, social, and cultural development of the United States from pre-Columbian times through the end of the Reconstruction era in 1877. It examines the encounters among Native Americans, Europeans, and Africans; the colonial experience; causes and consequences of the American Revolution; formation of the Constitution and new nation; expansion and sectionalism; slavery and antebellum reform movements; the origins, course, and aftermath of the Civil War; and the Reconstruction period. The course emphasizes the diversity of experiences and perspectives that shaped early U.S. history and explores the lasting impact of these formative events on the nations identity.
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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 most striking demographic change that accompanied the Columbian exchange was the
A)mass death from disease.
B)influx of Spanish newcomers.
C)new mestizo population.
D)growth of the Indian populations.
Answer: A
Q2) Compared to their ancestors in the Archaic era,Indians of the Mississippian era were more likely to have A)lived longer lives.
B)died violently.
C)suffered from malnutrition.
D)been a member of an egalitarian community.
Answer: B
Q3) Francisco Pizarro is best known for A)the invasion and destruction of Tenochtitlán.
B)the creation of the encomienda system.
C)the defeat of the Incas.
D)authoring the Requerimiento.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Early Colonies, 1600-1680
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Q1) The second largest group of migrants to Virginia between 1645 and 1665 were
A)indentured servants.
B)from Africa.
C)English aristocrats in search of land to exploit.
D)colonists relocating from settlements in the Caribbean.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following was NOT one of the challenges faced by the original settlers of Jamestown?
A)the confederacy led by Powhatan
B)the fact that the settlers were not farmers
C)the heavy rains during their time of arrival
D)the unwillingness of local Indians to trade with them
Answer: C
Q3) The crisis of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England included
A)a decline in population.
B)warmer temperatures.
C)smaller harvests.
D)an extension of feudal obligation practices.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Slavery and Race, 1660-1750
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Q1) The slave trade routinely broke up African families, A)but once they arrived in the American colonies they were granted legal marriage.
B)and slaveholders consistently discouraged conjugal relations among their slaves.
C)but Africans in America still managed to select partners and form family relationships.
D)and as a result,memories of their African heritage rapidly disappeareD.
Answer: C
Q2) Between 1660 and 1750,American colonists
A)diminished legal distinctions between European and African laborers.
B)increasingly purchased African slaves.
C)continued to rely primarily on European labor.
D)purchased a majority of their slaves from Brazil.
Answer: B
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1660-1750
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Q1) Jonathan Edwards was a Congregationalist preacher who operated in A)New England.
B)the Chesapeake.
C)the southern colonies.
D)the Middle Colonies.
Q2) Which colony imported the most slaves between 1700 and 1740?
A)Virginia
B)Maryland
C)South Carolina
D)North Carolina
Q3) The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment intersected with the idea of A)emotional expression.
B)individualism.
C)rational study.
D)submission to authority.
Q4) The three-year long Anglo-Dutch War ended A)with a decisive victory by the English.
B)with the Dutch maintaining control of New York.
C)with the Dutch losing most of their slaving forts in Africa. D)inconclusively.
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Chapter 5: Empires, War, and the Transformation of Indian
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Q1) Explain how Pontiac's Rebellion led to the Proclamation of 1763.
Q2) In the 1700s,relations with the Caddo Indians were
A)competed for by the French and Spanish.
B)nurtured by the French but neglected by the Spanish.
C)nurtured by the Spanish but neglected by the French.
D)neglected by both the French and the Spanish.
Q3) During the eighteenth century,trade to the American colonies
A)declined.
B)rose gradually.
C)skyrocketed.
D)remained much the same as in the previous century.
Q4) Spain established missions and presidios along the Pacific coast during the A)first third of the eighteenth century.
B)middle of the eighteenth century.
C)last third of the eighteenth century.
D)early years of the nineteenth century.
Q5) How did the French and Indian War affect relations between Britain and her North American colonists?
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Q6) Analyze the position of the British,French,Spanish,and Iroquois League in North America in 1700.
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Chapter 6: Crisis and War, 1765-1781
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Q1) Colonial resistors formed groups called the Sons of Liberty to defy the A)Declaratory Act.
B)Quartering Act.
C)Stamp Act.
D)Townsend Duties.
Q2) Parliament repealed the Stamp Act over
A)pressure from London merchants.
B)concerns about petitioning,defiant speeches,and violent protests.
C)both pressure from London merchants and concerns about petitioning,defiant speeches,and violent protests.
D)None of these answers is correct.
Q3) Compare and contrast the loyalties,participation,outcomes of both Indians and African slaves during the period of the Revolutionary War.
Q4) Lord Dunmore's Proclamation
A)was a general emancipation order.
B)offered freedom for slaves who took an oath to remain neutral in the conflict.
C)declared liberty for slaves who would join the British Army.
D)intended to undermine the institution of slavery in British America.
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Chapter 7: Making a New Nation, 1776-1792
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Q1) Discuss the establishment of the boundaries of the United States from 1783 to 1802,including the organization of the Northwest Territory.
Q2) Which state legislature authorized an especially large paper issue in 1786 and declared it legal tender for all debts?
A)Virginia
B)New Jersey
C)Rhode Island
D)Massachusetts
Q3) ________ can be said to have authored the Constitution.
A)Thomas Jefferson
B)Alexander Hamilton
C)Gouverneur Morris
D)James Madison
Q4) Both the opening paragraph and the body of the Declaration of Independence convey significant points.Summarize the content of both sections of the document.
Q5) Compare and contrast the arguments of both the Federalists and the Antifederalists in the process of ratifying the Constitution.
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Chapter 8: The Early Republic, 1793-1811
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Q1) Disagreement over the future of the federal government under the new Constitution began with
A)conflict over the institution of slavery.
B)foreign policy issues.
C)money matters.
D)a challenge to executive power.
Q2) The original meeting place of what became the New York Stock Exchange was a A)tavern.
B)school house.
C)coffee house.
D)church.
Q3) 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.
Q4) Describe the purchase,politics,and exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
Q5) Contrast the issue of slavery in the North and in the South during the period of the early republic.
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Chapter 9: War, Expansion, and Indian Removal, 1811-1830
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Q1) The Missouri Compromise stipulated that Missouri would enter as a slave state but would be counterbalanced by the admission of ________ as a new free state.
A)Massachusetts
B)Maine
C)Florida
D)Alabama
Q2) Explain the context,stipulations,and future implications of the Missouri Compromise.
Q3) The play Metamora retold the story of
A)King Philip's War.
B)the Indian Removal.
C)the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
D)Tecumseh,the Shawnee Prophet.
Q4) By 1811 a civil war was brewing among the ________ between supporters and opponents of the U.S.government.
A)Shawnee
B)Creek nation
C)Miami tribes
D)Potawatomi
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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 best describes voting during the 1840s?
A)sober and private
B)festive and public
C)sober and public
D)festive but private
Q2) The common observation of foreign onlookers about America was that it A)was an egalitarian society.
B)had developed a social hierarchy similar to that of Europe.
C)had created economic problems for itself through its banking system.
D)was a utopian community.
Q3) Summarize the religious movements associated with the Second Great Awakening.
Q4) The foremost advocate of the Second Bank of the United States was
A)Nicholas Biddle.
B)Martin Van Buren.
C)Henry Clay.
D)John Calhoun.
Q5) What characterized the Second Party System? Compare the Whig Party to that of the Democrats.
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Q6) Examine the relationship between and impact of the growth of commerce,transportation and communication,and the emergence of big cities.
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Chapter 11: Slavery and the South, 1831-1844
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Q1) Nat Turner claimed to have been inspired to lead his rebellion by
A)abolition publications from the North.
B)the murder of his wife and children.
C)the beating he had received the day before.
D)a vision in the skies.
Q2) In 1831 William Lloyd Garrison began publishing The Liberator,in which he advocated for
A)gradual emancipation.
B)immediate emancipation of all slaves.
C)action by southern legislatures.
D)the colonization of blacks on Africa's west coast.
Q3) Which of the following was NOT true of the lives of American slaves?
A)They ate more abundantly and nutritiously than in the colonial period.
B)They received better medical care than most southern whites.
C)They were less vulnerable to sale and forced migration than forced laborers of other societies.
D)They grew taller and lived longer than Caribbean slaves.
Q4) Compare and contrast the slavery experience on plantations with that of cities during the antebellum period.
Q5) Analyze the role of slavery in events in both Florida and Texas in the 1830s.
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Chapter 12: Era of Middle-Class Reform, 1831-1848
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Q1) The American Female Moral Reform Association addressed
A)alcohol abuse.
B)prostitution.
C)female promiscuity.
D)male depravity.
Q2) How did the ideology of domesticity during the antebellum era move the women's movement forward?
Q3) A nativist was generally
A)a person who was especially welcoming of newcomers from other cultures.
B)an opponent of immigration.
C)opposed to private property.
D)an advocate for the interests of Native Americans.
Q4) Which of the following held an anti-Catholic position in the antebellum period?
A)temperance
B)antislavery
C)Protestant
D)All these answers are correct.
Q5) Examine Irish immigration in the context of the nativism and anti-Catholicism of the 1830s.
Q6) 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) Blackface performers
A)exercised great creativity in their interpretation of the genre.
B)followed the same basic format throughout the U.S.
C)were marginalized by elite society.
D)adapted their performances for southern audiences,where they were most popular.
Q2) Describe the demographic,economic,and cultural effects of the gold rush on California.
Q3) The new argument in the 1840s made by nationalist movements for westward expansion was based on
A)access to the Pacific Ocean.
B)fulfillment of the nation's destiny.
C)good trade policy.
D)military strategy.
Q4) Which of the following best describes theatergoing audiences in the first half of the nineteenth century?
A)respectful
B)predominantly female
C)serious
D)boisterous
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Chapter 14: A Union Unraveling, 1848-1860
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Q1) For the Election of 1860,Lincoln was nominated by the Republican Party because he was
A)a prominent antislavery politician.
B)considered a moderate on the issue of slavery.
C)opposed to issues such as protective tariffs,homesteads,and internal improvements.
D)associated with nativism.
Q2) Most supporters of the Wilmot Proviso advocated
A)abolishing slavery.
B)federal regulation of slavery in territories that had not yet become states.
C)the freeing of the 3 million African American slaves.
D)abandoning the "free soil" principle in western lands.
Q3) 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.
Q4) Explain the growth and economic impact of the railroad industry.
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Chapter 15: Disunion and War, 1861-1865
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Q1) The taking of Fort Sumter by General P.G.T.Beauregard had the effect of
A)provoking an immediate outpouring of indignation in the North.
B)shock and fear in the South.
C)the return to the Union of three of the original states that had seceded.
D)shock and fear in the North.
Q2) In the spring of 1862 Confederate general Earl Van Dorn launched a northward attack with regiments of
A)northerners who had defected to the South.
B)southern slaves.
C)free blacks.
D)Cherokee and other Indians.
Q3) Trace the shifting perspectives on slavery in the North during the course of the war among Lincoln's administration,the military leadership,and the public.
Q4) The goal of Sherman's March to the Sea was to
A)assist the U.S.Navy in the taking of strategic port cities.
B)force General Lee into surrender at Appomattox.
C)dishearten the South through devastating destruction.
D)capture the city of Atlanta.
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Chapter 16: Southern Reconstruction, 1862-1883
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Q1) The greatest obstacle to carrying out civil rights legislation on the federal government level was
A)the president's lack of leadership in executing laws.
B)gridlock in Congress.
C)the federal courts blocking the implementation of laws.
D)bureaucratic costs.
Q2) Abraham Lincoln played a role in which phase of Reconstruction?
A)Wartime Reconstruction
B)Presidential Reconstruction
C)Congressional Reconstruction
D)Abraham Lincoln played a leading role in all phases of Reconstruction.
Q3) What was prohibited by the Posse Comitatus Act?
A)discrimination in public services such as transportation and schools
B)discrimination in private services such as restaurants
C)the use of the army to enforce laws
D)the use of the army against any state of the Union.
Q4) Compare and contrast Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan for Reconstruction to Congress's plan in the Wade-Davis Bill,and explain the political impact of President Lincoln's veto of that bill.
Q5) Discuss how sharecropping was both similar to and different from slavery.
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Chapter 17: Remaking the West, 1865-1893
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Q1) The principle goal of federal reservation policy in the 1870s and 1880s was to
A)civilize the Indians with American names and clothing.
B)introduce Indians to the Bible.
C)turn Indians into farmers.
D)educate Indians in reading,writing,and arithmetic.
Q2) The Great Sioux War of 1866-1868 resulted in
A)a victory for the U.S.Army.
B)the near annihilation of the Sioux male population.
C)a Sioux retreat.
D)a negotiated peace treaty.
Q3) Which of the following was NOT a benefit afforded to railroad companies in the Pacific Railway Acts?
A)millions of acres of unclaimed western land
B)special representation in Congress for future political interests
C)huge sums of capital in the form of government bonds
D)authority to issue their own bonds to generate more revenue
Q4) Discuss the growth and transformation of the cattle industry from the 1860s through the 1890s.
Q5) Analyze the context,causes,and significance of both the Battle of Little Big Horn and the Dawes Severalty Act
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Chapter 18: Industrializing America, 1865-1885
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Q1) The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 ended when
A)the strikers gave up due to the approaching winter.
B)many of the workers' demands were met.
C)President Hayes ordered federal troops to get the trains running again.
D)big business raised private militias to break the strikes.
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) The Great Chicago Fire became the object of anxious discussions about A)building safety.
B)the lack of a sufficient police force.
C)the failure of the fire department.
D)the "dangerous classes."
Q4) Analyze the effects of the new industrial network,particularly the businesses,industries,and services that developed from the railroad and telegraph.
Q5) Explain the growing relationship between time and speed in the new industrial culture.
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Chapter 19: Politics and Discontent in the Gilded Age, 1878-1896
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Q1) Gerrymandering is the practice of
A)rigging elections by tampering with ballot boxes.
B)encouraging voters to vote multiple times.
C)the partisan redrawing of district lines to influence election results.
D)giving jobs,food,and other aid to the urban poor in exchange for votes.
Q2) The initial emphasis of Jane Addams's Hull House was to A)work toward better housing for poor immigrants.
B)help feed the urban poor.
C)offer programs in music,literature,and history to neighborhood poor.
D)provide daycare work for the working poor.
Q3) House Republicans attempted pass a voters' rights bill to protect black voters in the South,but it was defeated in the Senate by A)western Republicans.
B)Democrats.
C)neither Democrats nor western Republicans.
D)Democrats and western Republicans.
Q4) Identify and explain the major political issues of the Gilded Age,then compare and contrast the views held by Republicans and Democrats on these issues.
Q5) Analyze the rise and influence of the Populist Party.
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Chapter 20: The Progressive Era, 1896-1914
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Q1) What was Roosevelt's response to Congress's passage of the Meat Inspection Act and The Pure Food and Drug Act?
A)He vetoed them because they went beyond Congress's power over interstate commerce.
B)He enthusiastically backed the measures,especially since there was a fear other countries might ban the importation of American meat products.
C)He blamed Upton Sinclair's book for causing unnecessary hysteria among the publiC.
D)He gave unenthusiastic support and asserted that the Food and Drug Administration gave the federal government too much power.
Q2) All of the following were features of the urban setting EXCEPT
A)skyscrapers piercing the urban skyline.
B)thousands of people using public transportation.
C)empty urban "ghettos" as racial minorities left for the suburbs.
D)bright,electric lights used in dazzling advertisements.
Q3) Discuss how women asserted themselves politically during the Progressive Era.Identify the movements supported and led by women,and describe their impact on society as a whole.
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Chapter 21: Birth of a Great Power: The United States and the World, 1880-1914
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Q1) The decline of the Spanish Empire opened up trade opportunities for the United States in
A)Southeast Asian Pacific island nations.
B)Latin America.
C)China and Japan.
D)sub-Saharan Africa.
Q2) Which of the following was NOT an argument that was used in support of U.S.annexation of the Philippines?
A)Because of its many islands and diverse population,the Filipinos were not capable of forging a united,independent nation-state and needed the United States maintain stability.
B)It would allow Filipinos to more easily become American citizens.
C)If the United States abandoned the Philippines it would be taken over by the British,Germans,or some other colonial rival.
D)It was the duty of the United States,or the "white man's burden," to civilize and modernize the "backward" peoples of the worlD.
Q3) Analyze the long-term,underlying causes for the Spanish-American War.In addition,describe the immediate causes and the role the media played in the outbreak of hostilities.
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Chapter 22: War and Peace, 1914-1920
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Q1) During the First World War,the American Federation of Labor
A)languished and barely survived the wartime period.
B)sustained its membership at nearly prewar levels throughout.
C)grew exponentially,due in part to its cooperation with government and business.
D)None of these answers is correct.
Q2) In addition to racial tension and industrial strife during the spring and summer of 1919,fears of revolutionary Bolshevism were also heightened by
A)Attorney General A.Mitchell Palmer's announcement that he supported communism.
B)labor unions that claimed responsibility for much of the recent violence.
C)threats made by the AFL's Samuel Gompers.
D)the explosion of several bombs in U.S.cities.
Q3) The law that criminalized the making,speaking,or printing of statements critical of the U.S.government was the A)Alien Act.
B)Treason Act.
C)Sedition Act.
D)Espionage Act.
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Chapter 23: America in the Jazz Age, 1920-1929
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Q1) The first to speak in their own slang,which came and went out of circulation quickly,were
A)African Americans.
B)middle-class people.
C)the new "youth" generation.
D)gangsters.
Q2) During the 1920s,advertising emphasized tying products to the idea of A)solid character.
B)hard work.
C)celebrity.
D)frugality.
Q3) The National Woman's Party (NWP),which lobbied intensely for absolute equality for women,was led by
A)Susan B.Anthony.
B)Carrie Chapman Catt.
C)Margaret Sanger.
D)Alice Paul.
Q4) Discuss the relationship between radio and advertising,and summarize their economic and social impact.
Q5) Explain the factors that led to the Great Crash of 1929.
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Chapter 24: America Remade: The Great Depression and the
New Deal, 1929-1939
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Q1) Concerning the fight against racial segregation and disenfranchisement,FDR
A)pushed Congress unsuccessfully to pass civil rights legislation.
B)worked with Congress to pass an anti-lynching bill.
C)did virtually nothing.
D)engaged the full force of the New Deal to attack racial injustices.
Q2) In 1935,FDR's reaction to criticism from both the left and the right was to A)pull back on the aggressive reform efforts of the First New Deal.
B)begin to deride the wealthy and cast suspicion on large corporations and banks.
C)moderate between the two extremes of his critics.
D)declare that he would not run in the election of 1936.
Q3) The economic theory of Keynesianism advocated federal spending along with
A)higher interest rates and lower taxes.
B)higher interest rates and higher taxes.
C)lower interest rates and lower taxes.
D)lower interest rates and higher taxes.
Q4) 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.
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 pluralist nationalist vision depicted by Hollywood
A)portrayed only white Anglos in the roles of American troops.
B)highlighted the difficulties faced by Japanese Americans subject to internment.
C)portrayed Italian and German Americans as cowards,and Italian and German Americans often appeared as traitors in films.
D)included groundbreaking scenes showing ethnically diverse and racially integrated battalions that included African Americans.
Q2) Which U.S.commanders were in charge of the war with Japan in the Pacific?
A)General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz
B)General George Patton and General Dwight Eisenhower
C)General Omar Bradley and General Patton
D)General MacArthur and General Patton
Q3) Discuss the important role played by women and minorities in the war effort,both in the military and at home.Also,discuss the difficulties and obstacles faced by each group in their efforts.
Q4) Explain how the Allies planned for the postwar world.Identify the main participants involved in the process and the main points from the three planning conferences.
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Chapter 26: Postwar America, 1945-1953
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Q1) Explain what is meant by "the Cold War," and discuss the origins of the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Q2) The Berlin Airlift was
A)an attempt to remove all American citizens from Berlin while Stalin was trying to seal off the city from outside access.
B)a Soviet attempt to take the city of Berlin with an assault by paratroopers.
C)Truman's effort to relieve West Berliners by sending in cargo planes with supplies after Stalin asserted control of the region by sealing off access.
D)Stalin's attempt to win favor with the German people by sending food and needed medical supplies to the starving,impoverished people of Berlin.
Q3) Summarize the economic theory of John Maynard Keynes and how his ideas were put into practice in the United States.
Q4) Describe McCarthyism and identify the people and groups who supported it.What was the basis of its appeal,and what ultimately brought it to an end? Also,explain the resulting political implications for both Republicans and Democrats.
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Chapter 27: Age of Affluence, 1953-1960
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Q1) The quiz show Twenty-One was found to have
A)never paid out winnings to its contestants.
B)consistently erred in the "correct" responses to many of its quiz questions.
C)prepped certain contestants in order to elevate ratings.
D)employed actors as contestants who impersonated people from various walks of life.
Q2) Describe how civil rights efforts became a mass movement in the 1950s through several key milestone events.
Q3) The most pervasive theme in television programming during the 1950s was A)reality television.
B)suburban life.
C)fast city living.
D)the civil rights movement.
Q4) The new conservative movement of the 1950s combined all the following aspects EXCEPT
A)Judeo-Christian morality.
B)libertarianism.
C)isolationism.
D)conservatism.
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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) Which of the following was NOT among the events that made 1968 a pivotal year in American history?
A)the Tet Offensive
B)the assassination of Dr.Martin Luther King,Jr.
C)President Johnson's announcement that he would run for a third term
D)violent student protests on college campuses
Q3) In the Kennedy years it became vogue to question "the establishment," which referred to all of the following EXCEPT
A)social conventions.
B)the freedom movement.
C)entrenched elites.
D)political institutions.
Q4) Summarize President Johnson's vision of and efforts to build a Great Society,including significant legislation passed during his presidency.
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Chapter 29: Reaction, Recession, and Globalization,
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Q1) Which of the following was NOT part of the new urban music that flourished during the 1970s?
A)disco
B)hip hop
C)punk rock
D)heavy metal
Q2) 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.
Q3) Discuss President Nixon's approach to foreign policy,including how he dealt with Vietnam.Also address the role and influence of Henry Kissinger.
Q4) Jane Alpert's cultural feminism
A)advocated the creation of alternative female communities.
B)embraced the politics of the New Left.
C)stressed the importance of class and race relations.
D)called for equal pay and public access for women.
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Q1) Explain the new foreign policy challenges faced by the United States in the wake of the dissolution of the Soviet Union.Identify specific actions taken by the United States-in particular,how the U.S.dealt with Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT accurate regarding homelessness in the 1980s?
A)Homelessness dropped from 400,000 in 1980 to 125,000 in 1988.
B)Many among the homeless were single,unemployed people who had spent time in prison or a mental institution.
C)Shelters could not keep pace,and many homeless people bedded down in cardboard boxes or abandoned buildings.
D)Many of the homeless were Vietnam War veterans.
Q3) Which Soviet leader was responsible for initiating reform in the Soviet Union?
A)Leonid Brezhnev
B)Mikhail Gorbachev
C)Nikita Khrushchev
D)Alexei Kosygin
Q4) 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.
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Q1) ,that the Internet would positively change everything from the classroom and the home to entertainment and the workplace?
A)Al Gore
B)Bill Gates
C)Steve Jobs
D)Steve Wozniak
Q2) Which of the following was NOT an accomplishment of the Clinton administration in domestic legislation?
A)Family and Medical Leave Act
B)National Workers Healthcare Act
C)Violence Against Women Act
D)Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act
Q3) All of the following were terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda during the 1990s EXCEPT
A)the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York City by parking an explosives-packed truck in the basement of one of the towers.
B)the bombing of the USS Cole off the coast of Yemen.
C)the bombing of U.S.embassies in Asia that killed several hundred people.
D)a truck bomb that killed several U.S.airmen in Saudi Arabia in 1996.
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