Which of the following men played a pivotal role in expanding the membership of the NAACP through the 1920s?
A) James Weldon Johnson
B) W.E.B. Du Bois
C) Marcus Garvey
D) Booker T. Washington
Answer: A
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How did Presidents Roosevelt and Taft strengthen the role of the federal government?
A) through working closely with Congress to pass new pro-government legislation B) via a series of important Supreme Court rulings C) through efforts to regulate big business and by extending America's presence abroad D) by eliminating the presence of anarchists in the United States
An early indicator of the significance of the money economy in the Ottoman Empire was the military institution of the _________, troops of conscripted Christian boys who received salaries from the central treasury.
a. Sipahis b. Janissaries c. Timariots d. Akinci
Which statement best describes the economy during the Reagan years?
a. An across-the-board increase in wages and profits fueled the strongest economy in several decades. b. The United States enjoyed an economic boom largely because it sold much more overseas than it bought from foreign countries. c. The federal deficit was brought under control, but only by raising taxes. d. The richest Americans greatly increased their share of the national wealth, while for many workers wages had declined.
The chief reason poorer colonials disliked the “redcoats” was
a. all the soldiers were foreigners. b. soldiers competed with them for casual work in their spare time. c. colonial “street people” were hardest hit by the Sugar Act and Townshend Acts. d. poor people were not recruited to enlist in the army. e. the mercenary soldiers hired by the British could not speak English.