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Test Bank for The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society, Concise Edition, Volume 2, 8th Edition (Gary B. Nash, 2021) | All Chapters 15–28 Covered

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Complete test bank for The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society: Concise Edition, Volume 2, 8th Edition by Gary B. Nash (2021), covering American history from the realities of rural America and industrialization through urbanization, U.S. expansion, Progressivism, the World Wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, postwar America, the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, and the rise of conservatism through 2016. The test bank includes Chapter 15 The Realities of Rural America; Chapter 16 The Rise of Smokestack America; Chapter 17 The New Metropolis; Chapter 18 Becoming a World Power; 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; Chapter 23 Another Global War; Chapter 24 Cold War Confrontation, 1945–1960; Chapter 25 Postwar America at Home, 1945–1960; Chapter 26 Reform and Rebellion in the Turbulent Sixties, 1960–1969; Chapter 27 Disorder and Discontent, 1969–1980; and Chapter 28 Conservatism and a Shift in Course, 1980–2016, providing comprehensive chapter-based assessments for American history courses and exam preparation.

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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Test Bank for The American People: Creating a Nation and a Society: Concise
Edition, Volume 2, 8th Edition
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Author: Gary B. Nash


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




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Chapter 19. The Progressives Confront Industrial Capitalism
Chapter 20. The Great War
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Chapter 21. Affluence and Anxiety




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Chapter 22. The Great Depression and the Effort to Survive
Chapter 23. Another Global War
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Chapter 24. Cold War Confrontation, 1945 - 1960
Chapter 25. Postwar America at Home, 1945 - 1960
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Chapter 26. Reform and Rebellion in the Turbulent Sixties, 1960 - 1969
Chapter 27. Disorder and Discontent, 1969 - 1980
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Chapter 28. Conservatism and a Shift in Course, 1980 - 2016
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Key: Answer, Type, Learning Objective, Level
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C=Conceptual
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Level
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(1)=Easy; (2)=Moderate; (3)=Difficult

LO=Learning Objective

Multiple Choice Single Select
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M/C Question 1
As the Allstons began to reestablish their lives after the Civil War, they found that
a) all of their former slaves had fled from their plantations.
b) the blacks had taken control of southern society.
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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.

ANS: d
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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

M/C Question 2
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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
matter.
c) Johnson finally forced Congress to adopt his plan.
d) Congress rejected Lincoln’s plan.
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ANS: b
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 3
In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the Democratic Party
a) represented an uneasy alliance of former Whigs and Know-Nothings.
b) depicted the Republicans as a group of rebels and traitors.
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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
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M/C Question 4
In 1865, at the end of the Civil War, the southern states
a) contrasted starkly with the economic prosperity of the northern states.
b) readily accepted whatever reconstruction policy the North suggested.
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c) had been affected only slightly by the war, both socially and economically.
d) quickly reestablished an industrial-based economy.

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,
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Difficulty=Moderate

M/C Question 5
At the end of the Civil War, emancipated blacks
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a) received ownership of 40 acres of land.
b) often changed their manners toward whites to demonstrate their freedom.
c) mostly remained on the plantations where they had been slaves.
d) immediately achieved full equality with southern whites.
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ANS: b
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
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M/C Question 6
In the years immediately following emancipation, the Freed people
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.
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d) showed little interest in acquiring an education.

ANS: a
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
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M/C Question 7
In the months immediately after the Civil War, the dominant emotion among southern whites
was
a) fear.
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b) anger toward plantation owners.
c) sorrow.




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