Discuss union gains from the end of World War II through the 1950s. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of those gains
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Immediate postwar adjustment was hostile with more strikes in 1946 than ever before in U.S. history. By the late 1940s, an accommodation was reached, ending bitter acknowledged management prerogatives. Material concessions were gained but with the loss of worker autonomy and control.
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Why were black political leaders unsuccessful in achieving their goals?
A) They were unskilled in politics. B) They were generally uneducated, lower-class men. C) They faced opposition from Democrats and white Republicans. D) They attempted to gain support from European interests.
One reason the Ku Klux Klan began to decline by the mid-1920s was:
a. American social tensions began to disappear during Coolidge's presidency b. the Klan was damaged by its own financial and sexual scandals c. the KKK was denounced by President Coolidge d. the near-total success of racial integration efforts in the South
Which one of the following statements accurately describes the annexation issue in the 1836–1837 period?
A. In a statewide referendum, Texas voters rejected annexation to the United States. B. U.S. President Andrew Jackson strongly opposed the annexation of Texas. C. Texans voted overwhelmingly for annexation to the United States, but antislavery pressure forced Andrew Jackson to drop his support for an annexation treaty. D. Texans overwhelmingly favored continuing as an independent nation.
A yeoman farmer in the South between 1800 and 1860 was a small farmer who
a. was engaged in the market-oriented production of farm goods. b. lived on and worked the land of another. c. generally owned no slaves. d. owned some land but primarily worked for wages as a farm laborer.