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What is a characteristic of ethnocentric individuals?
What is a characteristic of ethnocentric individuals?
- Belief in the superiority of their own ethnic group (correct)
- Tolerance of different religious practices
- Open-mindedness towards other cultures
- Desire for cultural assimilation
What was the primary reason for Puritans settling in Massachusetts Bay?
What was the primary reason for Puritans settling in Massachusetts Bay?
- To spread Christianity to Native Americans
- To establish a colony for religious freedom (correct)
- To escape persecution in England
- To establish a profitable trading post
What was the result of the Columbian Exchange?
What was the result of the Columbian Exchange?
- The exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas and the rest of the world (correct)
- The exchange of goods only between the Americas and Europe
- The rise of the Mississippian settlement near present-day East St. Louis
- The establishment of the first colony in North America
What was the primary occupation of indentured servants in North America?
What was the primary occupation of indentured servants in North America?
What was a characteristic of Deists, such as Franklin, Jefferson, and Paine?
What was a characteristic of Deists, such as Franklin, Jefferson, and Paine?
What was the primary objective of the SALT negotiations between the US and the USSR?
What was the primary objective of the SALT negotiations between the US and the USSR?
What was George McGovern's promise to the American people during his 1972 presidential campaign?
What was George McGovern's promise to the American people during his 1972 presidential campaign?
What was the name of Richard Nixon's committee responsible for his re-election campaign in 1972?
What was the name of Richard Nixon's committee responsible for his re-election campaign in 1972?
What was the outcome of the 1972 presidential election?
What was the outcome of the 1972 presidential election?
What was the significance of the year 1975 in relation to the Vietnam War?
What was the significance of the year 1975 in relation to the Vietnam War?
What was the primary accusation against Richard Nixon's administration during the Watergate Scandal?
What was the primary accusation against Richard Nixon's administration during the Watergate Scandal?
What was the primary goal of European powers during the fur trade?
What was the primary goal of European powers during the fur trade?
What was the significance of the Proclamation Line of 1763?
What was the significance of the Proclamation Line of 1763?
What was the main purpose of the Stamp Act Congress?
What was the main purpose of the Stamp Act Congress?
Who were the leaders of the Sons of Liberty?
Who were the leaders of the Sons of Liberty?
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
What was the purpose of the three-fifths clause in the Constitution?
What was the purpose of the three-fifths clause in the Constitution?
What was the main goal of the American Colonization Society?
What was the main goal of the American Colonization Society?
What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
What was the significance of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law?
What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Law?
What was the significance of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
What was the significance of Uncle Tom's Cabin?
What was the name of President Roosevelt's program to help the United States recover from the Great Depression?
What was the name of President Roosevelt's program to help the United States recover from the Great Depression?
What was the name of the propaganda character designed to increase production of female workers in factories during World War II?
What was the name of the propaganda character designed to increase production of female workers in factories during World War II?
What event marked the start of the Civil War?
What event marked the start of the Civil War?
What was the policy of the United States to check the expansionist policy of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
What was the policy of the United States to check the expansionist policy of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
What was the main goal of the Anaconda Plan?
What was the main goal of the Anaconda Plan?
What was the name of the doctrine proposed by President Truman to give aid to countries threatened by Soviet oppression?
What was the name of the doctrine proposed by President Truman to give aid to countries threatened by Soviet oppression?
What was the term used by Winston Churchill to describe the division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West during the Cold War?
What was the term used by Winston Churchill to describe the division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West during the Cold War?
What was the significance of the Sharpsburg/Antietam battle?
What was the significance of the Sharpsburg/Antietam battle?
What was the name of the 1954 Supreme Court case that overturned the 'Separate but Equal' standard of discrimination in education?
What was the name of the 1954 Supreme Court case that overturned the 'Separate but Equal' standard of discrimination in education?
What was the purpose of the Grandfather Clause?
What was the purpose of the Grandfather Clause?
What was the name of the group of African-American pilots who flew during World War II?
What was the name of the group of African-American pilots who flew during World War II?
What was the result of the Haymarket Affair?
What was the result of the Haymarket Affair?
What was the main goal of the Progressive movement?
What was the main goal of the Progressive movement?
What was the name of the 1962 crisis that arose between the United States and the Soviet Union over a Soviet attempt to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba?
What was the name of the 1962 crisis that arose between the United States and the Soviet Union over a Soviet attempt to deploy nuclear missiles in Cuba?
What was the name of the treaty signed by the Soviet Union and the United States in 1963 that banned the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere?
What was the name of the treaty signed by the Soviet Union and the United States in 1963 that banned the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere?
What was the significance of the Lusitania?
What was the significance of the Lusitania?
What was the name of the first televised presidential debate in 1960, which illustrated the visual power of television in American politics?
What was the name of the first televised presidential debate in 1960, which illustrated the visual power of television in American politics?
What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?
What was the purpose of the Zimmerman Telegram?
What was the result of the Teapot Dome scandal?
What was the result of the Teapot Dome scandal?
Which event marked a crucial turning point in the Vietnam War?
Which event marked a crucial turning point in the Vietnam War?
What was the significance of the Versailles Conference?
What was the significance of the Versailles Conference?
What was the primary goal of President Nixon's 'Vietnamization' policy?
What was the primary goal of President Nixon's 'Vietnamization' policy?
Which of the following was NOT a key component of President Johnson's domestic agenda?
Which of the following was NOT a key component of President Johnson's domestic agenda?
Who was the Republican candidate for President in 1964?
Who was the Republican candidate for President in 1964?
What was the purpose of the draft lottery during the Vietnam War?
What was the purpose of the draft lottery during the Vietnam War?
What was the outcome of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973?
What was the outcome of the Paris Peace Accords in 1973?
Which of the following was a consequence of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Which of the following was a consequence of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Who was the newscaster who famously declared that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate?
Who was the newscaster who famously declared that the war in Vietnam would end in stalemate?
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