Assess the impact of World War II on America's domestic economy. Consider corporations, labor, farmers, and consumers
What will be an ideal response?
Corporations: high profits, cost-plus contracts, retooling loans, subsidies for construction, support for research and development, suspension of anti-trust prosecutions, government favors big business over small for war contracts.
Labor: union membership grows, unemployment disappears, high wages, long hours, strikes provoke public opinion backlash and anti-labor legislation. Agriculture: government sets high prices, large farms boom. Consumer: rising incomes, high prices, shortages, rationing.
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Which treaty gave the United States control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines?
A) Treaty of Paris B) Treaty of Spain C) Treaty of Cuba D) Treaty of Denmark
What did Edmund Burke argue in Reflections on the Revolution in France?
a) He praised traditional class-based society and stable, conservative rule. b) He praised the constitution of 1791, calling it a model for the world. Consider This: Burke did not believe in radical change based on reason. See 6.2.2: Threats from Abroad. c) He condemned Louis XVI for not wholeheartedly embracing the Revolution. Consider This: Burke did not believe in radical change based on reason. See 6.2.2: Threats from Abroad. d) He condemned the French aristocracy for their free-spending, licentious behavior. Consider This: Burke did not believe in radical change based on reason. See 6.2.2: Threats from Abroad.
What was General MacArthur's primary purpose in inviting the press to photograph him in this manner?
A) to promise an easy victory to Americans at home B) to instill pride and confidence in the troops C) to encourage U.S. leadership to abandon its "Europe First" strategy D) to intimidate his Japanese enemies E) to satisfy his own ego
Religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening resulted in
a. little increase in church membership. b. a stronger religious influence in many areas of American life including abolitionism and benevolent and charitable organizations. c. surprisingly few humanitarian reforms. d. greater attention to church history and doctrine. e. increase in enlightenment and rational religion.