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DCUSH 1302 Final Exam

DCUSH Semester 2 Final Exam The objective of the Neutrality Act of 1937 was to - Answer- prevent increasing American involvement in European affairs. What occurred in 1961 that heightened fears and provided a rationalization for President Kennedy's military buildup? - Answer- Nikita Krushchev publicly encouraged wars of national liberation in the third world. Which of the following economic developments characterized Jimmy Carter's presidency? - Answer- The president was compelled to ...

DCUSH Final Exam Why was Andrew Jackson impeached? - Answer- Because of the political conflict and the rupture of ideologies in the aftermath of the Civil War. What does it mean to "wave the bloody shirt"? - Answer- A phrase used to ridicule opposing politicians who made emotional calls to avenge the blood of the northern soldiers that died in the Civil War. Boss Tweed - Answer- The picture Plessy v. Ferguson - Answer- was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court issued in 1...

DCUSH 1302 Final Exam

DCUSH Semester 1 Final Exam Which statement characterizes white Southerners in the antebellum South? a. Most white Southerners did not own slaves. b. The majority of whites considered themselves planters. c. Most worked small farms with the help of only a few slaves. d. The average white Southerner owned about twenty slaves. - Answer- a. Most white Southerners did not own slaves. In his farewell address, President Washington spoke for a "unified body politic" and against a. permane...

DCUSH 1302 Final Exam Interstate Commerce Act - Answer- -Established the Interstate Commerce Commission which regulated the railroads to make them 'reasonable and just'. John D. Rockefeller - Answer- -Standard Oil Company. He controlled 90% of the nations oil refining. -Set up 'trusts' to help keep control of the business in each state, without allowing for state regulations. -After declared to end his trusts, he created 'holding' companies -horizontal integration -philanthropis...

DCUSH 1302 Final Exam.