US History II Clep questions with correct answers

Where did Tammany Hall (political machine) get most of its support? Correct Answer-poor immigrants and ethnic communities in the inner cities. they promised them help in return for votes. European Musical Influence+African=a 1890s New Orleans originated musical genre... Correct Answer-Jazz Tet Offensive Correct Answer-failed attacks by the Vietcong guerillas and North Vietnamese, but it simultaneously ended US hopes for an early end to the Vietnam War What even triggered the Truman Doctrine? Correct Answer-The Greek Civil War What was the Greek Civil War about? Correct Answer-Greece was torn between Communism and democracy and they could not have defeated communism without western help. Cause of the Spanish-American War: Correct Answer-American expansionism and support for the Cuban nationalism. US Senate reaction to the 1918 Treaty of Versailles? Correct Answer-The senate was angry at Wilson for the way he handled the negotiations and for the treaty that the peace conference produced. Wilson refused to compromise on various treaty provisions and the senate rejected the treaty both times it was sent to them. The Lost Generation Correct Answer-young writers disillusioned by the materialism, decadence, and conformity