During the Truman and Eisenhower administrations, in the Middle East the United States
A) moved to protect Western access to oil supplies.
B) successfully cooperated with the Soviets.
C) supported the British effort to prevent Egypt from taking control of the Suez Canal.
D) refused to recognize the state of Israel.
Answer: A
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The Hart Room, representing the home of a prosperous seventeenth-century colonist, indicates that affluent colonists at that time
A) lived in primitive conditions much like those of the earliest settlers. B) had simple homes sparsely furnished with locally made, boxy furniture . C) had already begun to import fine furnishings and carpets from England. D) preferred housing styles that kept them close to the earth. E) used highly specialized construction techniques and built fine furniture.
Which demographic group had the highest turnout percentage in 2012 presidential election?
A) Asians B) Hispanics C) white people D) African Americans
According to the theory of supply-side economics, ____ is the first step toward creating a healthy economy.
a) Raising taxes b) Increasing interest rates c) Increasing government spending d) Cutting taxes
How did working-class families and middle-class families experience urbanization and industrialization differently?
A) Working-class families tended to have strong family ties as a result of their urban lives and work, whereas women and children in middle-class families tended not to participate in the work that men did. B) Working-class families often did not spend much time together due to everyone working at different times, but middle-class families tended to work and socialize together. C) In working-class families, only the men earned money, but in middle-class families, some women did work out of the home. D) In working-class families, more children lived with their parents into their twenties, whereas in middle-class families, children tended to leave home as soon as they got work. E) Working-class families tended to have fewer members of the household engaged in work, which is what kept them in a permanent state of poverty.