The presidential administration of John Quincy Adams was
A. noted for its inability to carry out its policies effectively.
B. plagued by financial corruption.
C. deeply antagonistic to the ideas behind Clay's "American System."
D. successful in domestic policies, but had little success in foreign policies.
E. widely popular in the South for its tariff policies.
A
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How did Henry Wallace alter Truman's actions concerning African Americans during the election of 1948?
A) Wallace caused Truman to adopt more policies favoring African Americans in order to keep their votes. B) Because Wallace was the leader of the Dixiecrat Party, Truman explicitly went against him in advocating black rights. C) Wallace was a black communist leader of the NAACP and caused Truman to crack down on that organization during the 1950s. D) Wallace really had no effect on Truman because he had no support.
After President Roosevelt intervened in the anthracite coal mining strike of 1902 and obtained what he called a "square deal":
a. the federal government became a force in disputes between capital and labor b. big labor became powerful, and unions could no longer be dominated by big business c. big business would still dominate unions, and this settlement was an exception to normal practices d. he was disgusted by both the miners' and the mine-owners' reactions
The innovations of Desiderius Erasmus helped lay the foundations for modern:
a. Mechanical physics. b. Political theory. c. Optical theory. d. Critical textual research.
In his book, The Content of Our Character, Shelby Steele questioned the __________
A) success of civil rights reforms B) need for African Americans to unite around racial identity C) commitment of right-wing conservatives to civil rights in the United States D) commitment of liberal Democrats to civil rights in the United States