History Answers

What philosophy urged people to accept whatever happens in life and live by a high moral standard?

Where did Booker T. Washington get his ideas about education?

A. his studies at Harvard University
B. his personal experience working to get an education
C. the writings of African American intellectuals like W.E.B. Du Bois
D. All answers are correct.

Why did W.E.B. Du Bois encourage African Americans to enlist in World War I?

A. He believed that African American loyalty would be rewarded with better treatment when they returned home to the U.S.
B. He strongly disliked the German government and German culture.
C. He was a close advisor to President Woodrow Wilson and realized the U.S. needed more soldiers.
D. All answers are correct.

Using the Enforcement Acts, who did Congress empower to stop the Ku Klux Klan and other white societies during Reconstruction?

A. state and local governments
B. the president, using the federal government and army
C. federal courts, including the Supreme Court
D. private mercenaries and contractors

Which of the following was true in many lynching incidents?

A. The victims had nothing to do with the crime for which they were punished.
B. Lynch mobs were unpunished for their actions.
C. Souvenirs from the lynching were sold to observers.
D. All answers are correct.

Identify four of the problems caused by the rapid growth of cities, or urbanization. What was one area of reform sought by the Progressives to help? (5 points)

What issues increasingly divided the New Deal coalition of the Democrats?

Why was the Battle of Midway important?

What was the overall impact of the New Deal on American government and society?

What were the goals of the Social Security Act?