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,Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Creating a Nation ............................................................................................ 3
Chapter 2 War and the West ......................................................................................... 19
Chapter 3 Creating A Modern America ......................................................................... 28
Chapter 4 Becoming A World Power ............................................................................. 36
Chapter 5 The Progressive Movement ......................................................................... 46
Chapter 6 World War I and Its Aftermath ...................................................................... 58
Chapter 7 The Jazz Age ................................................................................................ 67
Chapter 8 The Great Depression Begins ...................................................................... 77
Chapter 9 Roosevelt and the New Deal ........................................................................ 86
Chapter 10 A World in Flames ....................................................................................... 95
Chapter 11 America and World War II......................................................................... 107
Chapter 12 The Cold War Begins ................................................................................ 117
Chapter 13 Postwar America ...................................................................................... 128
Chapter 14 The New Frontier And The Great Society ................................................ 137
Chapter 15 The Civil Rights Movement ...................................................................... 147
Chapter 16 The Vietnam War ...................................................................................... 159
Chapter 17 The Politics Of Protest ............................................................................. 168
Chapter 18 Politics And Economics ........................................................................... 178
Chapter 19 The Resurgence of Conservatism............................................................ 215
Chapter 20: A Time of Change .................................................................................... 247
Chapter 21 America's Challenges for a New Century ................................................ 266
Chapter 22 Obama and beyond .................................................................................. 284
,Chapter 1 Creating a Nation
1. Which of the following best describes an achievement shared by the Maya and Aztec
civilizations of Mesoamerica?
a. They built monumental temple-pyramid complexes and maintained extensive
trade networks.
b. They relied exclusively on nomadic hunting to sustain large urban populations.
c. They imported all of their agricultural techniques from European traders.
d. They abandoned permanent settlements in favor of small hunting camps.
ANS: A.
Rationale: The Maya and Aztec built sophisticated urban centers featuring large
temple-pyramid complexes and sustained their societies through extensive regional
trade networks, evidence of complex Mesoamerican civilizations well before European
contact. The other options describe patterns associated with different Native American
groups or are historically inaccurate.
2. Different Native American groups relied on the resources most available in their
region. Which pairing correctly matches a resource with the way it shaped a group's
way of life?
a. Plains groups depended heavily on the buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter.
b. Northeastern groups depended primarily on buffalo herds for survival.
c. Coastal groups ignored fishing in favor of long-distance buffalo hunts.
d. All Native American groups depended on identical resources regardless of
geography.
, ANS: A.
Rationale: Native American ways of life were shaped by locally available resources —
Plains groups centered their economy and culture on the buffalo, while other groups
relied on hunting, fishing, or wood depending on their environment. Geography, not a
uniform resource base, determined each group's lifestyle.
3. Why did European nations begin searching for new trade routes to Asia in the late
fifteenth century?
a. They wanted a faster, more direct way to obtain valuable Asian goods such as
spices and silk.
b. They had already exhausted all overland trade routes to the Americas.
c. Asian merchants had stopped trading with Europe entirely.
d. European rulers hoped to establish colonies in Asia before searching for goods.
ANS: A.
Rationale: European monarchies and merchants sought new, faster sea routes
because existing overland routes to Asia were slow, costly, and controlled by
intermediaries; a direct route promised cheaper access to luxury goods like spices and
silk.
4. Sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a shorter route to Asia,
Columbus instead reached lands that Europeans came to call the ______.
ANS: New World (the Americas).
Rationale: Columbus's 1492 voyage did not reach Asia as intended; instead, he
encountered the Caribbean islands, leading Europeans to recognize the existence of
previously unknown continents they termed the "New World."
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,Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Creating a Nation ............................................................................................ 3
Chapter 2 War and the West ......................................................................................... 19
Chapter 3 Creating A Modern America ......................................................................... 28
Chapter 4 Becoming A World Power ............................................................................. 36
Chapter 5 The Progressive Movement ......................................................................... 46
Chapter 6 World War I and Its Aftermath ...................................................................... 58
Chapter 7 The Jazz Age ................................................................................................ 67
Chapter 8 The Great Depression Begins ...................................................................... 77
Chapter 9 Roosevelt and the New Deal ........................................................................ 86
Chapter 10 A World in Flames ....................................................................................... 95
Chapter 11 America and World War II......................................................................... 107
Chapter 12 The Cold War Begins ................................................................................ 117
Chapter 13 Postwar America ...................................................................................... 128
Chapter 14 The New Frontier And The Great Society ................................................ 137
Chapter 15 The Civil Rights Movement ...................................................................... 147
Chapter 16 The Vietnam War ...................................................................................... 159
Chapter 17 The Politics Of Protest ............................................................................. 168
Chapter 18 Politics And Economics ........................................................................... 178
Chapter 19 The Resurgence of Conservatism............................................................ 215
Chapter 20: A Time of Change .................................................................................... 247
Chapter 21 America's Challenges for a New Century ................................................ 266
Chapter 22 Obama and beyond .................................................................................. 284
,Chapter 1 Creating a Nation
1. Which of the following best describes an achievement shared by the Maya and Aztec
civilizations of Mesoamerica?
a. They built monumental temple-pyramid complexes and maintained extensive
trade networks.
b. They relied exclusively on nomadic hunting to sustain large urban populations.
c. They imported all of their agricultural techniques from European traders.
d. They abandoned permanent settlements in favor of small hunting camps.
ANS: A.
Rationale: The Maya and Aztec built sophisticated urban centers featuring large
temple-pyramid complexes and sustained their societies through extensive regional
trade networks, evidence of complex Mesoamerican civilizations well before European
contact. The other options describe patterns associated with different Native American
groups or are historically inaccurate.
2. Different Native American groups relied on the resources most available in their
region. Which pairing correctly matches a resource with the way it shaped a group's
way of life?
a. Plains groups depended heavily on the buffalo for food, clothing, and shelter.
b. Northeastern groups depended primarily on buffalo herds for survival.
c. Coastal groups ignored fishing in favor of long-distance buffalo hunts.
d. All Native American groups depended on identical resources regardless of
geography.
, ANS: A.
Rationale: Native American ways of life were shaped by locally available resources —
Plains groups centered their economy and culture on the buffalo, while other groups
relied on hunting, fishing, or wood depending on their environment. Geography, not a
uniform resource base, determined each group's lifestyle.
3. Why did European nations begin searching for new trade routes to Asia in the late
fifteenth century?
a. They wanted a faster, more direct way to obtain valuable Asian goods such as
spices and silk.
b. They had already exhausted all overland trade routes to the Americas.
c. Asian merchants had stopped trading with Europe entirely.
d. European rulers hoped to establish colonies in Asia before searching for goods.
ANS: A.
Rationale: European monarchies and merchants sought new, faster sea routes
because existing overland routes to Asia were slow, costly, and controlled by
intermediaries; a direct route promised cheaper access to luxury goods like spices and
silk.
4. Sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a shorter route to Asia,
Columbus instead reached lands that Europeans came to call the ______.
ANS: New World (the Americas).
Rationale: Columbus's 1492 voyage did not reach Asia as intended; instead, he
encountered the Caribbean islands, leading Europeans to recognize the existence of
previously unknown continents they termed the "New World."
