In his bestselling book, William H. Whyte advanced which of the following arguments?
A. Many corporate employees succeed through conformity rather than through individual initiative and hard work.
B. Women should seek fulfillment by pursuing a career rather than through motherhood.
C. When the children of the 1950s become adults, they will be more secure and more independent than any previous generation.
D. Most American men suffer from an unhealthy emotional attachment to their mothers.
Answer: A
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In the nineteenth century, Americans’ pursuit of policies to realize what they saw as Manifest Destiny led to a diplomatic confrontation with which country?
a) Britain b) Spain c) Russia d) France
Which of the following is not one of the reasons why the Confederacy expected assistance, or at least diplomatic recognition, from France or Great Britain?
A) The French and British upper classes were thought to be sympathetic to the South. B) A permanent division of the United States would benefit European colonial designs in the Western Hemisphere. C) Britain depended on the South for four-fifths of its cotton. D) The British Prime Minister had secretly promised aid and recognition to Jefferson Davis in 1860. E) There was considerable diplomatic friction between Great Britain and the Union.
The Rig-Veda is currently believed to have been composed between about ________ and ________.
a. 2400-1900 BCE. b. 240 BCE. c. 1400-900 BCE. d. 800-600 BCE.
The chapter introduction tells the story of the "Exodusters" to make the point that
A. hopes for the future in the South and West confronted realities of "colonial" economies built on exploited lands and peoples. B. religious imagery was important in the lonely lives of rural folk in the late nineteenth century. C. both the South and the Midwest lost population as blacks and whites alike joined the "Boomer" land rushes in the far West. D. while the South suffered from floods and worn-out soil, westerners suffered from locust infestations and the Dust Bowl.