What was the most common reaction of Americans to Cold War uncertainties and fears of Communism?
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Henry Gradys speech, “The New South,” could best be classified as
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The Dawes Act
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The major industries that developed in the South prior to 1900 included all of the following except
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
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Which of these was not a major reason for immigration to America in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
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The major industries that developed in the South prior to 1900 included all of the following except
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Which was true for most immigrants to America?
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Ida B. Wells-Barnett, an editor and writer, concentrated her reform efforts on the social issue of
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Housing for factory workers was so bad in the late 1800s, and city sanitation was so poor, that epidemics of ____ swept through whole cities.
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In his book, The Lost Cause, published just one year after the Civil War ended, Edward Pollard argued that the real reason the Civil War happened was
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•In the improving American economy of the 1920s,
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Immigration to America changed a great deal during the 1920s, as all of the following happened EXCEPT
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The Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution was proposed in 1923 and approved by Congress in ____, but never ratified by the requisite three-quarters of the states.
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All of the following is true about the 1920s, EXCEPT
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Immigration to America changed a great deal during the 1920s, as
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Writers and other intellectuals in America tended to place the blame for the Depression on
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As the “last hired, first fired,” African Americans during the Great Depression used which of these strategies?
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The Glass-Steagall Act created the
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Which of these is NOT a true statement about the Communist Party in America in the 1930s?
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The Second New Deal focused on
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When Franklin Roosevelt came into the presidency, he set out to mend relations with the countries of Latin America by using• Question 2
Historians regard the Great Depression as probably the greatest factor in causing World War II because
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In 1940, the United States experienced its first
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Japans first major action in the Pacific took place when its military invaded
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Which of these events did not happen at Potsdam?
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Roughly 90 percent of all Americans favored isolationism despite the situation in Europe for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
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Which of the following was not one of Roosevelts Four Freedoms?
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The task of the War Relocation Authority was to
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The Servicemens Readjustment Act of 1944 (the GI Bill) provided
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Truman eventually managed to break the Berlin blockade by• Question 2
What was the most common reaction of Americans to Cold War uncertainties and fears of Communism?
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization stipulated that
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All of the following is true about the Montgomery Bus Boycott, except
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Emmett Till was murdered because
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Johnson ran for election in 1964 advocating a “mandate for change,” which he dubbed the
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The Tonkin Gulf Resolution gave President Johnson specific permission to
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The revival of the womens movement in the 1960s is often identified with the publication of Betty Friedans book
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In his Great Society program, LBJ included all of the following EXCEPT
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The significance of the Tet Offensive was that
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The activism of the 1960s ran into roadblocks in the 1970s, which included all of the following, EXCEPT• Question 2
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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Stagflation is an economic crisis that combines
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Nixon is often called an accidental liberal because
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Proposition 13
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The Pentagon Papers
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All of the following is true about young conservatives in the late 1950s under the leadership of William F. Buckley, EXCEPT
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La Raza had as its main goal
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Which is true of affirmative action?
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Passed in 1972, Title IX is important because
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HIST105 quiz 8After September 11, it became clear that the al Qaeda network operated from a base of power in
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The rationale given for attacking and invading the country of Iraq in 2003 was that
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According to the USA PATRIOT Act
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One of the biggest successes of Obamas presidency was
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Shortly after taking office, which of the following signaled a potential problem for George Bush from his own party?
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The centerpiece of George W. Bushs agenda when he entered office was
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Kenneth Lay was the head of
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Which of the following best describes the Bush doctrine?
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As a political movement, the Tea Party is characterized by
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Abu Ghraib refers to
