History Major exam 4

The 1968 Democratic National Convention included massive protests and violent reprisals by police. Where did this convention meet?

 

Washington DC

 

Atlanta

 

Chicago

 

Memphis

Chicago

What was the intention of the War Powers Resolution?

 

Creating regulation to monitor the Military Industrial Complex, heeding the warnings of President Eisenhower

 

Reduce the president’s ability to wage war without congressional consent

 

Fund military expenditures through raising taxes as a means of preventing deficit spending

 

Reform the selective service process to prevent draft dodging

Reduce the president’s ability to wage war without congressional consent

Roe v. Wade, the court case that legalized abortion hinged on what legal idea?

 

Community good

 

Sexual liberation

 

Right of privacy

 

Feminist equality

Right of privacy

The Stonewall incident that catalyzed the gay rights movement occurred when ______

 

A gay teenager was tortured and murdered in the Midwest

 

Media leaders began to focus on the experience of gay and lesbian Americans

 

A prominent gay politician was murdered in San Francisco

 

Bar patrons in New York City protested a police raid

Bar patrons in New York City protested a police raid

Who was the leader of the movement to STOP the Equal Rights Amendment?

 

Richard Nixon

 

Jerry Fallwell

 

Phylis Schlafly

 

Betty Friedan

Phylis Schlafly

What happened at My Lai?

 

The Vietnamese launched the Tet Offensive

 

An American ship was fired upon, leading to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

 

U.S. troops massacred hundreds of civilians

 

An American journalist was killed increasing opposition to the war

U.S. troops massacred hundreds of civilians

The Kerner Commission explained urban riots as the result of which of the following

 

Black frustration with the hopelessness of urban poverty

 

Anger over the failures of the Civil Rights Movement

 

Poor parenting by African Americans

 

The provocation of racist urban police departments

Black frustration with the hopelessness of urban poverty

How did American liberals change their views of poverty during the 1960s?

 

The War on Poverty created over a million new jobs under the oversight of the federal government

 

Johnson’s Great Society and its imitators cut government-sponsored job training

 

Economists demonstrated how structural flaws in the national economy limited opportunities in the private sector

 

More and more saw poverty from the failure of individuals to take full advantage of the American system

More and more saw poverty from the failure of individuals to take full advantage of the American system

All of the following led to the economic development of the Sun Belt EXCEPT

 

A resurgence in southern agriculture

 

Cheap, nonunionized labor, low wages, and lax regulations stole northern industries away from the Rust Belt

 

Massive federal subsidies, including military spending created new jobs

 

The development of modern air conditioning made the climate more tolerable

A resurgence in southern agriculture

What was the “Nixon Doctrine?”

 

A military policy of détente

 

The use of militarized police forces to end urban riots

 

Commitment to the domino theory

 

A renewed commitment to send American forces to military conflicts

A military policy of détente

What initially sparked the 1973 energy crisis?

 

OPEC’s embargo of oil exports to the United States in retaliation for American intervention in the Middle East

 

Environmental legislation that eliminated old coal-fired power plants

 

Price manipulation by American oil companies

 

Public panic over the Watergate scandal

OPEC’s embargo of oil exports to the United States in retaliation for American intervention in the Middle East

What was the primary political issue that Carter used in his presidential campaign?

 

Continuing the progress of the Civil Rights Movement

 

The reduction of regulation in hopes of kick-starting the economy

 

Carter’s campaign focused less on issues than on his background as a hardworking, honest, Southern Baptist southerner

 

Solving the problems of American poverty with a major new federal program

Carter’s campaign focused less on issues than on his background as a hardworking, honest, Southern Baptist southerner

Which of the following resulted from American commitments to free trade?

 

Rising prices on international goods

 

Increased dominance of American exports

 

Increased diplomatic conflict with other wealthy nations

 

The relocation of American manufacturing overseas

The relocation of American manufacturing overseas

What was the primary guiding principle of Carter’s foreign policy during his early years in office?

 

Realpolitik

 

Isolationism

 

Domino Theory

 

Human rights

Human rights

Incident that occurred in November 1979 in Iran included all of the following EXCEPT:

 

the deposition of the Shah

 

the American Embassy was stormed and fifty-two American hostages were taken

 

another oil crisis when Iran oilfields shut down

 

Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize when he negotiated the release of the hostages

Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize when he negotiated the release of the hostages

Which of the following phrases best describes “Reagan Democrats?”

 

Blue-collar voters who lost faith in the liberal creed

 

A new brand of Democrats who advocated increasingly liberal programs in attempt to oppose Ronald Reagan

 

Corporate leaders in the Northeast who traditionally supported Democrats but believed in Reagan’s national security agenda

 

Southerners who resisted the Civil Rights Act

Blue-collar voters who lost faith in the liberal creed

How did racism influence the growth of the modern Republican Party?

 

Richard Nixon’s administration actively recruited black political appointees, creating a backlash against the Republican Party

 

Members of the Ku Klux Klan were embraced by the Democratic Party, pushing moderates toward the Republicans

 

Republicans defended white supremacy in their official party platforms

 

Democrats took the lead in passing civil rights legislation, pushing many white Americans toward the Republican Party

Democrats took the lead in passing civil rights legislation, pushing many white Americans toward the Republican Party

The Religious Right built a powerful coalition that united conservative evangelicals with what other influential voting group?

 

Jewish Americans

 

Mainline Protestants

 

Conservative Catholics

 

All of the above

Conservative Catholics

How did Jimmy Carter respond to the economic crises of the late 1970s?

 

Actively encouraging Americans to participate in the consumer economy, believing that Americans needed more encouragement to reignite the consumer economy

 

Proposing a new New Deal in attempt to revitalize American liberalism

 

Carter took very little action on economic issues, believing that they would resolve themselves

 

Using approaches championed by conservatives including deregulation, spending cuts, and tax cuts

Using approaches championed by conservatives including deregulation, spending cuts, and tax cuts

How did Ronald Reagan win over the Religious Right?

 

Denouncing abortion and prayer in schools

 

All of the above

 

Emphasizing his background as a church-goer and Sunday school teacher

 

Distancing himself from the nation’s racist past by opposing Bob Jones University

Denouncing abortion and prayer in schools

How did Reagan’s first budget immediately impact the national debt?

 

There was little change in the national debt

 

The national debt decreased slightly

 

The national debt increased dramatically

 

The national debt decreased dramatically

The national debt increased dramatically

The presidential election of 1984 convinced the Democratic Party that its future lied with what group?

 

Upwardly mobile professionals and suburbanites

 

African Americans

 

Rural voters

 

Union members

Upwardly mobile professionals and suburbanites

All of the following aspects of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 are true EXCEPT:

 

Lowered top corporate tax rate from 46% to 34%

 

Simplified the tax code

 

Increased federal revenues

 

Reduced the highest marginal rate from 50% to 28%

Increased federal revenues

Thirty-seven year old white engineer, Bernard Goetz shot and seriously wounded four black teenagers on a subway car because he suspected the young men–armed with screwdrivers– planned to rob him. What percentage of white New Yorkers sympathized with Goetz?

 

15%

 

90%

 

50%

 

33%

90%

Which of the following industries experienced the most economic growth under Reagan?

 

Agriculture

Financial Services

 

Manufacturing

 

Organized Laborers

Financial Services

Why was the federal government slow to respond to the AIDS crisis?

 

Concerns about the deficit discouraged new research spending

 

The disease was portrayed as an international problem, not an American problem

 

The surgeon general opposed allocating research funding, believing that it would be better used to fight cancer

 

The issue disproportionately affected gay Americans, a marginalized group

The issue disproportionately affected gay Americans, a marginalized group

Which of the following best describes the “Reagan Doctrine?”

 

The importance of triangulation to play communist nations off of one another

 

Avoiding international engagement in favor of domestic economic investment

 

The United States committed to supplying aid to anti-communist forces everywhere in the world

 

A commitment to détente

The United States committed to supplying aid to anti-communist forces everywhere in the world

Which of the following statements regarding the Iran Contra Affair are true?

 

The project was authorized by the 1984 Boland Amendment

 

Reagan escaped prosecution despite proof that he authorized the operation

 

The goal was the raise money to support the anti-Sandinista government in Nicaragua

 

All of the above

The goal was the raise money to support the anti-Sandinista government in Nicaragua

Which leader of the Soviet Union advocated the projects of glasnost and perestroika?

 

Mikhail Gorbachev

 

Leonid Brezhnev

 

Konstantin Chernenko

 

Yuri Andropov

Mikhail Gorbachev

The Dow Jones Industrial Average–which stood at 950 in 1981–reached _______ by the end of Reagan’s second term.

 

1,893

 

3,927

 

2,947

 

2,239

2,239

George H. W. Bush defeated Michael Dukakis by doing all of the following EXCEPT

 

Updating New Deal programs for a new era

 

Appealing to racial resentment among white voters

 

Promising to continue the conservative work of the Reagan administration

 

Using his son to solidify his relationship with the religious right

Updating New Deal programs for a new era

Which of the following best describes global economic trends in the early 1990s?

 

Massive economic growth inspired by government investment and war

 

Liberalized economic laws and rising international investment

 

A final resurgence of global communism

 

Spiraling trade wars

Liberalized economic laws and rising international investment

Which of the following instigated the First Gulf War, also known as Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm?

 

This was not a war as Congress never authorized military action

 

Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait

 

Soaring gas prices

 

All of the above

Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait

The wave of politicians, called New Democrats, advocated all of the following EXCEPT

 

Tax cuts

 

The end of mass incarceration

 

Welfare reform

 

Free trade

The end of mass incarceration

Which of the following took place in the 1990s, representing a new trend in immigration?

 

Increased immigration to the American South

 

The decline of anti-immigrant sentiment

 

Declining immigration from Latin America

 

All of the above

All of the above

Why did President Clinton fail to secure universal healthcare?

 

All of the above

 

Attack ads funded by the healthcare industry

 

Resistance from conservatives

 

Hesitancy among Democrats in Congress

All of the above

All of the following occurred during the Clinton administration EXCEPT

 

Restricting access to welfare benefits

 

Passage of NAFTA

 

Allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military

 

Significant economic growth

Allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military

The 2000 presidential election was decided when

 

A recalculation of electoral college votes from Pennsylvania tipped the scale

 

The Supreme Court ruled that the automatic recount had to cease immediately

 

The Florida recount concluded that George W. Bush had received 863 more votes

 

Al Gore conceded privately to George W. Bush

The Supreme Court ruled that the automatic recount had to cease immediately

Which of the following best describes the so-called Bush Doctrine?

 

Contact between the executive and legislative branches should occur via the Vice President’s office

 

Financial services firms deemed “too big to fail” should be rescued with federal funds

 

Cutting taxes will increase government revenue

 

The United States should act unilaterally and preemptively to fight terrorism

The United States should act unilaterally and preemptively to fight terrorism

What was the primary rationale used to justify the Iraq War?

 

The expansion of democracy and alleviation of human rights abuses

 

Saddam Hussein’s alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction

 

Reduction of global gas prices

 

The defeat of al-Qaeda cells

Saddam Hussein’s alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction

According to economists at JPMorgan Chase, was the greatest factor in the unprecedented profit margins of the early 2000s?

 

Improved communication systems

 

Reductions in wages and benefits

 

A more educated workforce

 

The exploding cost of medical care

Reductions in wages and benefits

The Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) mimicked policy proposals of all the following politicians EXCEPT:

 

Bill Clinton

 

Richard Nixon

 

Newt Gingrich

 

Mitt Romney

Bill Clinton

Which of the following best describes the ruling of Citizens United v. FEC?

 

Judicial oversight does not have authority over partisan gerrymandering

 

Federal officials must verify the citizenship status of all individuals counted in the decennial census

 

a. No limits could be placed on political spending by corporations, unions, and nonprofits

 

The torture that occurred at Guantanamo Bay violated both the U. S. Constitution and international human rights law

a. No limits could be placed on political spending by corporations, unions, and nonprofits

All of the following distinguish millennials from earlier generations EXCEPT

 

Less religious

 

More liberal

 

Less likely to have traveled

 

More burdened by debt

Less likely to have traveled

In 2012, nearly _______ of all Americans were immigrants or the sons or daughters of immigrants.

 

one fourth

 

one fifth

 

one half

 

one eighth

one fourth

Economic problems during the early 1970s included all of the following EXCEPT:

 

25 percent unemployment.

 

rising energy costs.

 

high inflation.

 

increased gas prices.

25 percent unemployment.

Former president ________ won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.

 

George Herbert Walker Bush

 

Gerald Ford

 

Jimmy Carter

 

Richard Nixon

Jimmy Carter

In the Camp David Agreement, President Carter presided over:

 

a meeting that addressed the nation's continuing inflation problems.

 

a treaty that normalized relations between Egypt and Israel.

 

an international forum on energy consumption.

 

talks that led to the United States and U.S.S.R. cutting defense spending.

a treaty that normalized relations between Egypt and Israel.

Jimmy Carter achieved all the following aspects of his energy policy, EXCEPT:

 

increased use of wind power.

 

creation of a Department of Energy.

 

a tax increase on oil and natural gas.

 

tax breaks for solar power.

a tax increase on oil and natural gas.

President Nixon's domestic policies included:

 

rejecting price and wage freezes in dealing with a struggling economy.

 

extending Lyndon Johnson's extensive aid to troubled cities.

 

funneling more money to suburbs through "no-strings" grants.

 

cordial public relations with New Left reformers.

funneling more money to suburbs through "no-strings" grants.

SALT II was technically killed when the Soviet Union invaded ________ in 1979.

 

Hungary

 

Czechoslovakia

 

Iran

Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Tapes of White House meetings revealed that President Nixon:

 

had no knowledge of the "enemies list."

 

had lied about his innocence in the Watergate cover-up.

 

did not want to run for reelection.

 

was actually opposed to the Vietnam War.

had lied about his innocence in the Watergate cover-up.

The Pentagon Papers detailed American military involvement in:

 

Vietnam.

 

the Dominican Republic in 1965.

 

the support of various right-wing dictators in Latin America.

 

Korea.

Vietnam.

The Watergate crisis revealed all of the following EXCEPT:

 

the separation of powers could no longer reign in a power-hungry president.

 

Richard Nixon was driven by an overwhelming urge for power.

 

special prosecutors can function independently of the White House.

 

many members of the administration had broken the law.

the separation of powers could no longer reign in a power-hungry president.

The roots of the Iranian hostage crisis resided in:

 

economic inflation in the United States.

 

America's isolationist stance in foreign affairs.

 

Jimmy Carter's emphasis on human rights.

 

the Shah of Iran's despotic regime.

the Shah of Iran's despotic regime.

The term détente has been used to describe President Nixon's:

 

psychological state in the last years of his presidency.

 

campaign of illegal wiretapping of alleged "enemies" of his administration.

 

foreign policy that eased tensions between the United States and China and the Soviet Union.

 

threat to use nuclear weapons in the Vietnam War.

foreign policy that eased tensions between the United States and China and the Soviet Union.

The plumbers were:

 

a political-action group that lobbied for environmental reform.

 

members of the Nixon administration who engaged in illegal activities.

 

a violent wing of the Students for a Democratic Society.

 

a group of working-class hippies.

members of the Nixon administration who engaged in illegal activities.

Aspects of the national economy in the 1980s included: 

 

a widening of the gap between the rich and the poor. 

 

the highest inflation rates ever recorded. 

 

the development of millions of new jobs. 

 

increased participation in the stock market. 

a widening of the gap between the rich and the poor. 

Federal tax and spending policies of the 1980s made life more difficult for: 

 

people seeking employment in Sunbelt cities. 

 

wealthy corporations. 

 

middle-class workers caught in industrial restructuring. 

 

the wealthiest members of American society. 

middle-class workers caught in industrial restructuring. 

Gorbachev's "Sinatra doctrine" essentially stated that eastern European countries: 

 

would have to follow directions from the Soviet Union. 

 

would have to operate within a set of guidelines provided by the Soviet Union. 

 

could liberalize in their own ways without interference from the Soviet Union. 

 

should seek to join NATO. 

could liberalize in their own ways without interference from the Soviet Union. 

In its first term, the Reagan administration did all of the following, EXCEPT: 

 

increase the national debt. 

 

increase federal funds for school lunches. 

 

decrease environmental regulation. 

 

increase defense spending. 

increase federal funds for school lunches. 

In the Iran-Contra affair, Oliver North: 

 

testified that President Reagan was solely to blame. 

 

funneled illegal arms sales funds to Nicaraguan rebels. 

 

was completely honest in his testimony. 

 

was innocent of any unconstitutional actions. 

funneled illegal arms sales funds to Nicaraguan rebels. 

In the election of 1988, George H.W. Bush defeated: 

 

George McGovern. 

 

Jimmy Carter. 

 

Walter Mondale. 

 

Michael Dukakis. 

Michael Dukakis. 

One effect of deregulation was: 

 

more economic power for the poor. 

 

the strengthening of organized labor unions. 

 

the destruction and bail-out of the savings and loan industry. 

 

big business withdrawing its support for President Reagan. 

the destruction and bail-out of the savings and loan industry. 

Outcomes of the Persian Gulf War included all of the following EXCEPT: 

 

the achievement of President Bush's goal to restore the "status quo." 

 

a general belief that American military technology was superior. 

 

the toppling of Saddam Hussein from power. 

 

the outburst of civil war in Iraq. 

the toppling of Saddam Hussein from power. 

President Bush's call for U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf came when: 

 

the United Nations decided to support Saddam Hussein's claim in Kuwait. 

 

Iraq invaded Kuwait and gained control of its oil production.

 

the Soviet Union sent its forces into southern Iraq. 

 

Saddam Hussein's forces engaged in a bitter war with Iran. 

Iraq invaded Kuwait and gained control of its oil production.

President Reagan reacted to Mikhail Gorbachev's offers of Soviet military cutbacks: 

 

after Gorbachev was removed from office. 

 

by refusing to meet with the Soviet leader.

 

by embracing the Soviet Union's new positions. 

 

with great suspicion. 

by embracing the Soviet Union's new positions. 

President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative: 

 

emphasized the use of traditional weapons rather nuclear arsenals. 

 

created an expensive defense plan based on super-lasers and satellites. 

 

was defeated in the House of Representatives. 

 

was opposed by heads of the defense industry. 

created an expensive defense plan based on super-lasers and satellites. 

Some of Reagan's most articulate support for president came from this group, who feared that the United States was losing influence in the world. 

 

Anti-Communists from both parties 

 

Conservative Democrats 

 

Liberal Republicans 

 

The Moral Majority 

Anti-Communists from both parties 

The Economic Recovery and Tax Act of 1981 did all of the following things EXCEPT: 

 

provide more funds for social welfare programs. 

 

put more money in the hands of consumers. 

 

reduce the amount of money taken in by the federal government. 

 

attempt to stimulate business activity. 

provide more funds for social welfare programs. 

The Reagan Doctrine called for: 

 

cooperation with Gorbachev. 

 

an overall reduction in nuclear arms. 

 

the support of global human rights to be the number-one foreign policy priority. 

 

America to support anti-Marxist movements throughout the world. 

America to support anti-Marxist movements throughout the world. 

Which statement about the American poor is true? 

 

The percentage of poor people had decreased in the period 1960-1973. 

 

Homelessness was less visible in the 1980s and affected only a handful of Americans. 

 

Analysts began to refer to an underclass who was left out of the economic mainstream. 

 

In the 1980s, there was an increase in the number of Americans living in poverty. 

In the 1980s, there was an increase in the number of Americans living in poverty. 

Which statement about the Iran-Contra affair is NOT true? 

 

The arms deal contradicted the United States' claim that it wouldn't negotiate with terrorists. 

 

Many illegal activities were involved in the arms-for-hostages dealings. 

 

The Reagan administration defied its trade embargo with Iran. 

 

President Reagan and Vice President George Bush were unaware of any wrongdoings. 

President Reagan and Vice President George Bush were unaware of any wrongdoings. 

After Richard Nixon's election, it became apparent that:

 

he did not have a secret plan to end the war.

 

antiwar protests would immediately decline.

 

Vice President Agnew would not support Nixon's war policies.

 

relations with the Soviet Union would worsen.

he did not have a secret plan to end the war.

All of the following statements about the Black Panthers are true EXCEPT:

 

they focused entirely on national rather than local goals.

 

their goals were expressed in the creation of a political program.

 

they began free breakfast programs in northern ghettos.

 

stopping police brutality was one of their expressed goals.

they focused entirely on national rather than local goals.

All of the following statements are true about the American Indian Movement EXCEPT:

 

it sought to assert Native American distinctiveness within American society.

 

the organization refused to ally itself with other Indian groups.

 

the organization attempted to protect Indians from police brutality.

 

it aimed to increase economic opportunities for Native Americans.

the organization refused to ally itself with other Indian groups.

Millions of young people in the second half of the 1960s expressed their alienation from American society by sampling drugs or chasing the rainbow of a youth culture; this is referred to as:

 

the "yuppie culture."

 

the "drug culture."

 

counterculture.

 

consumerism.

counterculture.

Reies López Tijerina led a movement that:

 

condemned anti-union businesses in Texas.

 

resulted in his nomination for president.

 

demanded the return of land to Hispanics in New Mexico.

 

rejected local organization and grass-roots democracy.

demanded the return of land to Hispanics in New Mexico.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution:

 

gave President Johnson the power to wage undeclared war in Vietnam.

 

caused the Soviet Union to dismantle its nuclear missiles in Cuba.

 

resulted in the resignation of Richard Nixon.

 

declared that President Kennedy had been killed by a lone gunman.

gave President Johnson the power to wage undeclared war in Vietnam.

The impact of the Tet Offensive was magnified by all of the following facts EXCEPT:

 

television coverage that appeared to show a Viet Cong victory.

 

U.S. officials had predicted that American armies were near victory.

 

the permanent loss of Saigon due to the Viet Cong's surprise offensive.

 

the U.S. embassy in Saigon was momentarily taken over by guerrillas.

the permanent loss of Saigon due to the Viet Cong's surprise offensive.

The majority of the draftees and enlistees for military service in Vietnam:

 

averaged about 25 years of age.

 

were college students.

 

came from the Lower South.

 

were from working-class families.

were from working-class families.

The phrase "Black Power" was connected to all of the following EXCEPT:

 

controlling local black communities through political activism.

 

the messages of speeches given by Stokely Carmichael and Malcolm X.

 

celebrating African-American heritage.

 

the emphasis of Christian love in civil-rights strategies.

the emphasis of Christian love in civil-rights strategies.

The search-and-destroy strategy began to fail because:

 

Congress would not expand use of the military draft.

 

the United States was reluctant to back up infantry detachments with air strikes.

 

the Chinese sent reinforcements to the aid of North Vietnam.

 

South Vietnamese guerrillas were more of a force than North Vietnam's troops.

South Vietnamese guerrillas were more of a force than North Vietnam's troops.

Which of the following is not considered one of the more provocative albums of the 1960s?

 

Jailhouse Rock

 

Rubber Soul

 

Highway 61 Revisited

 

Surrealistic Pillow

Jailhouse Rock

Which of the following was NOT a member of SEATO?

 

United States

 

Philippines

 

Australia

 

Laos

Laos

______________________argued that “the existence of an area of free land, its continuous recession, and the advance of American settlement westward explain American development.

 

Social Darwinism

 

Germ Theory

 

The Frontier (Turner) Thesis

 

None of the Above

The Frontier (Turner) Thesis

________________________________is often considered to be the most important event in American economic history.

 

The Panic of 1873

 

Construction of the Trans Continental Railroad

 

The Depression of 1893

 

None of the Above

Construction of the Trans Continental Railroad

Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle is considered a good source about factory conditions in the early 1900s because

 

he used information he heard from others

 

he used information written by someone biased about factories

 

he used first-hand knowledge based upon observation

 

he used material published by factories

he used first-hand knowledge based upon observation

Primary sources in historical research are

 

writings about the primary actors in the event

 

the best historians that write of the event

 

documents that are composed or created during the event

 

the writings of historians with a non-biased view.

documents that are composed or created during the event

Most women of the 1880’s entered the workforce

 

for independence

 

to earn spending money

 

out of economic necessity

 

None of the Above

out of economic necessity

McKinley’s election in 1896 is often viewed as the final victory of

 

rural America over urban America

 

urban America over rural America

 

the Hamiltonian vision over the Jeffersonian vision

 

Both B and C are correct

Both B and C are correct

Even historians critical of the captains of industry and capitalism generally concede that class-based protest has never been a powerful force in the United States because

 

most employers treated their employees well

 

of America’s unique social mobility

 

the Captains of Industry did not allow protest to take root

 

None of the Above

of America’s unique social mobility

Even historians critical of the captains of industry and capitalism generally concede that class-based protest has never been a powerful force in the United States because

 

most employers treated their employees well

 

of America’s unique social mobility

 

the Captains of Industry did not allow protest to take root

 

None of the Above

of America’s unique social mobility

In attempting to analyze the census of the Great Depression, a reliable account would entail an examination of data from

 

the children of the unemployed during the Great Depression

 

European national budgets

 

1920s tax policy and market focus

 

The Department of Agriculture

the children of the unemployed during the Great Depression

America’s “god given” mission to spread Anglo-Saxon culture and the protestant faith to the “backward peoples” of the world is often referred to as

 

the “white man’s burden”

 

100% Americanism

 

Nativism

 

Trans-Nationalism

the “white man’s burden”

___________________________, perhaps more than any other event will shape the remainder of the 20^th century.

 

World War II

 

The Korean Conflict

 

The Cold War

 

None of the Above

World War II

Photographs and letters from American soldiers posted in Vietnam during the war would be critically used in writing an account of

 

anti-war movements

 

American foreign policy

 

morale of American troops

 

the Viet-Cong

morale of American troops

Ken Burns’ recent documentary on the Vietnam War would be considered a primary source for historical research.

 

True

 

False

False

_______________________prohibited discrimination in employment or the use of public places on the basis of race, sex, religion, or national origin.

 

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

 

The Voting Rights Act of 1965

 

The Johnson Act

 

None of the Above

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

A turning point on the Eastern Front came when:

 

Allied forces defeated the Germans at El Almein.

 

the Americans defeated the Japanese navy at the Battle of Midway.

 

the Soviet Union forced a German surrender after the Battle of Stalingrad.

 

FDR sent 2 million troops to the aid of the battered Soviet Union.

the Soviet Union forced a German surrender after the Battle of Stalingrad.