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The American People: Creating a
Nation and a Society, Concise Edition,
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Volume 2, 8th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Gary B. Nash
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Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
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and Students
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9780135571606
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© Gary B. Nash. All rights reserved. Reproduction
or distribution without permission is prohibited.
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© MEDCONNOISSEUR
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Test Bank – The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 2 (8th
Ed.)
Author: Gary B. Nash
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ISBN: 9780135571606
PART I: INDUSTRIALIZING AMERICA
Chapter 15: The Realities of Rural America
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Chapter 16: The Rise of Smokestack America
Chapter 17: The New Metropolis
Chapter 18: Becoming a World Power
PART II: PROGRESSIVISM AND THE WORLD WARS
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Chapter 19: The Progressives Confront Industrial Capitalism
Chapter 20: The Great War
Chapter 21: Affluence and Anxiety
Chapter 22: The Great Depression and the Effort to Survive
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Chapter 23: Another Global War
PART III: THE COLD WAR AND POSTWAR BOOM
Chapter 24: Cold War Confrontation, 1945 – 1960
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Chapter 25: Postwar America at Home, 1945 – 1960
PART IV: TURBULENCE, DISORDER, AND CONSERVATISM
Chapter 26: Reform and Rebellion in the Turbulent Sixties, 1960 – 1969
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Chapter 27: Disorder and Discontent, 1969 – 1980
Chapter 28: Conservatism and a Shift in Course, 1980 – 2016
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Key: Answer, Type, Learning Objective, Level
Type
A=Applied
C=Conceptual
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F=Factual
Level
(1)=Easy; (2)=Moderate; (3)=Difficult
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LO=Learning Objective
Multiple Choice Single Select
M/C Question 1
As the Allstons began to reestablish their lives after the Civil War, they found that
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a) all of their former slaves had fled from their plantations.
b) the blacks had taken control of southern society.
c) it would be fairly simple to reestablish the old patterns of society.
d) new relationships would have to be established with their former slaves.
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ANS: d
Skill=Understand, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War
affected the lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=American Stories,
Difficulty=Moderate
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M/C Question 2
In trying to establish a policy for reconstruction of the South after the Civil War,
a) Congress readily agreed with Lincoln’s plan.
b) a conflict arose between Congress and the president about who had authority in the
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matter.
c) Johnson finally forced Congress to adopt his plan.
d) Congress rejected Lincoln’s plan.
ANS: b
Skill=Understand, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War
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affected the lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Moderate
M/C Question 3
In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the Democratic Party
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a) represented an uneasy alliance of former Whigs and Know-Nothings.
b) depicted the Republicans as a group of rebels and traitors.
c) ruled victoriously over the government of the United States.
d) was in shambles organizationally.
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, ANS: d
Skill=Factual, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the
lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Easy
M/C Question 4
In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the southern states
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a) contrasted starkly with the economic prosperity of the northern states.
b) readily accepted whatever reconstruction policy the North suggested.
c) had been affected only slightly by the war, both socially and economically.
d) quickly reestablished an industrial-based economy.
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ANS: a
Skill=Understand, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War
affected the lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Moderate
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M/C Question 5
At the end of the Civil War, emancipated blacks
a) received ownership of 40 acres of land.
b) often changed their manners toward whites to demonstrate their freedom.
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c) mostly remained on the plantations where they had been slaves.
d) immediately achieved full equality with southern whites.
ANS: b
Skill=Apply, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the
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lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Difficult
M/C Question 6
In the years immediately following emancipation, the Freed people
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a) considered securing jobs and land to be their primary goals.
b) preferred to work in gangs.
c) showed little interest in establishing a traditional family life.
d) showed little interest in acquiring an education.
ANS: a
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Skill=Apply, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the
lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Difficult
M/C Question 7
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In the months immediately after the Civil War, the dominant emotion among southern whites
was
a) fear.
b) anger toward plantation owners.
c) sorrow.
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Copyright © 2017, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The American People: Creating a
Nation and a Society, Concise Edition,
ST
Volume 2, 8th Edition
UV
TEST BANK
IA
Gary B. Nash
_A
Comprehensive Test Bank for Instructors
PP
and Students
RO
||| ||| || ||| || | || ||| | || ||| |
9780135571606
VE
© Gary B. Nash. All rights reserved. Reproduction
or distribution without permission is prohibited.
D?
© MEDCONNOISSEUR
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Test Bank – The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 2 (8th
Ed.)
Author: Gary B. Nash
ST
ISBN: 9780135571606
PART I: INDUSTRIALIZING AMERICA
Chapter 15: The Realities of Rural America
UV
Chapter 16: The Rise of Smokestack America
Chapter 17: The New Metropolis
Chapter 18: Becoming a World Power
PART II: PROGRESSIVISM AND THE WORLD WARS
IA
Chapter 19: The Progressives Confront Industrial Capitalism
Chapter 20: The Great War
Chapter 21: Affluence and Anxiety
Chapter 22: The Great Depression and the Effort to Survive
_A
Chapter 23: Another Global War
PART III: THE COLD WAR AND POSTWAR BOOM
Chapter 24: Cold War Confrontation, 1945 – 1960
PP
Chapter 25: Postwar America at Home, 1945 – 1960
PART IV: TURBULENCE, DISORDER, AND CONSERVATISM
Chapter 26: Reform and Rebellion in the Turbulent Sixties, 1960 – 1969
RO
Chapter 27: Disorder and Discontent, 1969 – 1980
Chapter 28: Conservatism and a Shift in Course, 1980 – 2016
VE
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, nash_8e_TB_ch14
Key: Answer, Type, Learning Objective, Level
Type
A=Applied
C=Conceptual
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F=Factual
Level
(1)=Easy; (2)=Moderate; (3)=Difficult
UV
LO=Learning Objective
Multiple Choice Single Select
M/C Question 1
As the Allstons began to reestablish their lives after the Civil War, they found that
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a) all of their former slaves had fled from their plantations.
b) the blacks had taken control of southern society.
c) it would be fairly simple to reestablish the old patterns of society.
d) new relationships would have to be established with their former slaves.
_A
ANS: d
Skill=Understand, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War
affected the lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=American Stories,
Difficulty=Moderate
PP
M/C Question 2
In trying to establish a policy for reconstruction of the South after the Civil War,
a) Congress readily agreed with Lincoln’s plan.
b) a conflict arose between Congress and the president about who had authority in the
RO
matter.
c) Johnson finally forced Congress to adopt his plan.
d) Congress rejected Lincoln’s plan.
ANS: b
Skill=Understand, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War
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affected the lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Moderate
M/C Question 3
In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the Democratic Party
D?
a) represented an uneasy alliance of former Whigs and Know-Nothings.
b) depicted the Republicans as a group of rebels and traitors.
c) ruled victoriously over the government of the United States.
d) was in shambles organizationally.
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Copyright © 2017, 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
, ANS: d
Skill=Factual, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the
lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Easy
M/C Question 4
In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the southern states
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a) contrasted starkly with the economic prosperity of the northern states.
b) readily accepted whatever reconstruction policy the North suggested.
c) had been affected only slightly by the war, both socially and economically.
d) quickly reestablished an industrial-based economy.
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ANS: a
Skill=Understand, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War
affected the lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Moderate
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M/C Question 5
At the end of the Civil War, emancipated blacks
a) received ownership of 40 acres of land.
b) often changed their manners toward whites to demonstrate their freedom.
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c) mostly remained on the plantations where they had been slaves.
d) immediately achieved full equality with southern whites.
ANS: b
Skill=Apply, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the
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lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Difficult
M/C Question 6
In the years immediately following emancipation, the Freed people
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a) considered securing jobs and land to be their primary goals.
b) preferred to work in gangs.
c) showed little interest in establishing a traditional family life.
d) showed little interest in acquiring an education.
ANS: a
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Skill=Apply, Objective=14.1: Outline how the end of the American Civil War affected the
lives of its different stakeholders, Topic=The Bittersweet Aftermath of War,
Difficulty=Difficult
M/C Question 7
D?
In the months immediately after the Civil War, the dominant emotion among southern whites
was
a) fear.
b) anger toward plantation owners.
c) sorrow.
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