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"What did President Clinton's Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 A.K.A Deficit Reduction Act
seek to do? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Raise taxes for the wealthiest Americans, and expand the earned
income tax-credit for low wage workers." "In 1870, Mississippian Hiram Revels became a US Senator, occupying the seat recently vacated by
Confederate president Jefferson Davis. What was unique about Revels? - CORRECT ANSWER=> He was
the first African American Senator in US history." "How did the Kennedy administration react to discovering the presence of nuclear weapons in Cuba? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> They established a naval blockade of Cuba to prevent the Soviet Union from
delivering more missiles." "Which of the following conclusion might historians make about the Mississippian people from the
evidence of Cahokia? - CORRECT ANSWER=> They lived in settled villages and farmed, allowing for the
growth of large populations." "What was responsible for the deaths of so many Huron and Iroquois people in the 17th century? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> The smallpox virus"
"Which of the following is a reason why President Theodore Roosevelt pushed for progressive reform
within the federal government? - CORRECT ANSWER=> He believed that federal oversight of large
corporations and monopolies was needed to protect consumers." "Theodore Roosevelt's Square Deal had three main tenets: consumer protection, conservation and regulation of corporations.
Which of the following is an example of conservation? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Roosevelt used executive
power to preserve federal lands based on their beauty or cultural significance, or as wildlife habitats."
"Choose a true statement about consequences of the War of 1898. - CORRECT ANSWER=> The
acquisition of Pacific islands after the war resulted in more naval bases and a larger U.S. Navy."
"Choose a true statement about the War of 1898. - CORRECT ANSWER=> The war was against Spain,
but it took place in Cuba and in the Philippines."
"Choose a true statement about circumstances leading up to the War of 1898. - CORRECT ANSWER=>
The press played a key role in inflaming nationalist sentiment in many Americans." "The political cartoon reflects the economic trends of the late 19th century that contributed to the expansion of American imperialism.Choose the statement below that best reflects the trends shown in
the cartoon. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Foreign nations were eager to access the products of American
industry" "During the 1890s, American businesses invested in mining and railroad construction in Latin American nations. Increased investment in foreign markets strengthened American interest in foreign affairs.
In addition, what other factor changed American foreign policy in the 1890s? - CORRECT ANSWER=>
Religious leaders believed that missionary work would spread democracy and benefit non-Christians." "Which answer accurately reflects President Wilson's progression of thought on American neutrality in
World War I? - CORRECT ANSWER=> 1. In a speech, President Wilson said, "The United States must be
neutral in fact as well as in name."
- President Wilson outlined a new agenda, calling for "peace without victory."
- Wilson addressed Congress, saying "the world must be made safe for democracy."" "Which of these Progressive reforms gained momentum after the U.S.'s entry into World War I? -
CORRECT ANSWER=> Prohibition"
"Which statement reflects the position of the Reservationists on America's involvement with the
proposed League of Nations? - CORRECT ANSWER=> We will support this treaty if amendments are
made to the role of the U.S. in the League of Nations.""
"What could explain the different perspectives of each newspaper account? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The
newspapers wrote for different audiences."
"Which of the following statements was a cause of the Red Scare? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The cost of
living in the United States nearly doubled between 1916 and 1919." "Men stand outside a soup kitchen in Chicago opened by Al Capone in February 1931.Which factor
contributed to the descent into poverty of many Americans? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Families that had
savings exhausted them quickly, trying to stay afloat."
"What was a cause of the Great Depression? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The general public, along with
investors, began to withdraw their money from banks, fearing the banks would collapse and they would be left with nothing."
"How did the "nervous generation" react to changes in America during the 1920s? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> They upheld traditional values and customs."
"Choose the true statement about African American culture in the 1920s. - CORRECT ANSWER=> The
concept of "Pan-Africanism" included an embrace of Africa as the homeland of ethnic Africans." "The New Generation of the 1920s is most closely associated with what kind of changes in urban
America? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Cultural"
"As part of her research on the American Revolution, Bea reads a book about forms of public protest in
the 18th-century colonies. Which of the following lenses is she most likely exploring? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> Political"
"As part of his research on the American Civil War, Charlie is reading a book about ironclads (a new type of boat invented during the war) and how they revolutionized naval warfare.Which of the following
lenses is he most likely exploring? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Technological"
"As part of his research on the Salem Witch Trials, Aaron reads a book about Puritan morality and beliefs and how they influenced social norms in the 17th century.Which of the following lenses is he most likely
exploring? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Cultural"
"Which early American civilization constructed a vast system of roads that stepped up and down
mountains? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The Inca"
"Which early American civilization left behind large heads carved in stone? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The
Olmec" "Which early American civilization lived in permanent settlements made up of apartment-like complexes
of stone and mud? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The Pueblo"
"Which of the following historians is collecting oral history? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Helen interviews
contemporary Native Americans about their cultural traditions."
"?Which of the following historians is studying archaeological evidence - CORRECT ANSWER=> Ian
analyzes pieces of cloth found in ancient burial sites near the Mississippi River." "Which of the following historians is using a European primary source to understand the pre-Columbian
past? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Julianna researches reactions among the Spanish in the 1500s to the
mistreatment of Native Americans." Which of the following cultural and social shifts resulted most directly from the trends described in the excerpt? "By the middle of the sixteenth century, the Spanish state... was creating a political, economic, and institutional framework... which consisted of two separate but interrelated politics or 'republics,' the Indian and the Spanish, [and] was one of the most distinctive aspects of Spanish colonial rule. It essentially allowed for the political and socioeconomic subordination of the indigenous people at the same time that it granted them a special status as Christian vassals of the Crown of Castile. According to Spanish colonial ideology, the native people's acceptance of the Catholic faith made them into a spiritually favored and unsullied population with their voluntary subjection to the Castilian monarch earned them rights similar to those enjoyed by natives of Spanish kingdoms."
- Source: María Ele - CORRECT ANSWER=> the incorporation of indigenous people into Spanish society."
"Who was Henry the Navigator, and what does he have to do with the Age of Discovery? - CORRECT
ANSWER=> He was a Portuguese prince who sponsored the development of the caravel ship and
directed expeditions along the Atlantic coast of Africa" "Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were fascist leaders that came to prominence by harnessing the
power of? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Ethnic nationalism."
"Which of the following developments in the colonial era best represented the continuation of the ideas expressed in the slave law below? "Whereas some doubts have arisen whether children produced by any Englishman and a negro woman should be slave or free, be it therefore enacted and declared by this present grand assembly, that all children borne in this country shall be held bond, or free only according to the condition of the mother. And if any Christian shall commit fornication with a negro man or woman, he or she so offending shall pay double the fines imposed by the former act."
- Source: Virginia slave law passed by the House of Burgesses in December 1662. - CORRECT ANSWER=> The idea that the condition of slavery should pass down to the child through the mother." "Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa organized multiple Native tribes into a confederacy to oppose the United States, and its incursion into the Northwest Territory. What states make up the Northwest
Territory today? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin."
"Though President Nixon expanded the war in Vietnam into Laos and Cambodia, his administration
pursued a policy of Vietnamization, which - CORRECT ANSWER=> combined a gradual withdrawal of US
troops with an increased reliance on the South Vietnamese army. ( By the end of 1969, the number of U.S troops in Vietnam had been reduced in half.)" "Before the late 1600s, Virginia planters generally preferred white indentured servants to enslaved
Africans as a source of labor because: - CORRECT ANSWER=> They were cheaper than slaves."
"Why did shantytowns, disparagingly called Hoovervilles over President Hoover's perceived inaction,
emerge across the nation? - CORRECT ANSWER=> Out-of-work Americans, unable to pay mortgages or
rent, were evicted and made homeless. They built the shantytowns in public parks and vacant lots." "How did Ronald Reagan's 1984 reelection ad, Morning in America, capture his attitude about the
nation's future? - CORRECT ANSWER=> His approach to politics was relentlessly sunny and optimistic."
"President John Adams, representing the Federalist party, and his Vice President, Thomas Jefferson, representing the Democratic-Republican party, fought bitterly in an election that came to be called: -
CORRECT ANSWER=> The Revolution of 1800."
"Al-Qaeda, a terrorist group whose name means "The Base" or "The Foundation" in Arabic, is most
notorious for - CORRECT ANSWER=> organizing the September 11th attacks in New York, the Pentagon,
and Flight 93 over Pennsylvania."
the Market Revolution, which led to "separate spheres" of work outside the home for men and work inside the home for women" "The consumer revolution of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth century, which brought finished
goods from London to the colonies, - CORRECT ANSWER=> It tied England and its colonies closer
together in a shared world of literature and fashion."
"White Southerners choosing to fire on Union-held Fort Sumter is considered to be - CORRECT
ANSWER=> The official start of the Civil War."
"Which of the following was an immediate result of the conflict described in the excerpt below? "This is the Country, which the French have many Years envied us, and which they have been long meditating to make themselves Masters of: They are at length come to a Resolution to attack us... in one of the best of those Colonies, Virginia; and in that part of it which lies on the River Ohio.... The French however if they find their Way to the Coast of Virginia, will easily over-run the provinces, because each Province considers itself as independence of the Rest, and the Invaders from Canada all act under one Governor; to unite 13 Provinces which fill an Extent of 1600 Miles is not easy.... Canada must be subdued."
The Maryland Gazette, 1755 - CORRECT ANSWER=> France lost major territorial claims in colonial
North America." “Which group or person is correctly paired with their contribution to racial equality during the
Progressive Era? - CORRECT ANSWER=> W.E.B. DuBois - advocated for immediate and uncompromising
agitation for black civil rights" "Choose the true statement about American foreign policy during the Progressive Era that is illustrated in
the cartoon. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Roosevelt believed that shows of military strength were sufficient
to establish American dominance in the western hemisphere." "What reform in city governance divided responsibilities for specific city operations and greatly
decreased corruption? - CORRECT ANSWER=> The commission system"
"Choose the statement that reflects a feature of Progressivism. - CORRECT ANSWER=> Theodore
Roosevelt's rise to the presidency brought Progressivism to the federal government."
