Question - Which of the following was a reason for the development of the railroad in Texas?

Which of the following was a reason for the development of the railroad in Texas? 

A. wagons were regularly breaking down 

B. roads were in poor condition or nonexistent 

C. animals used for transportation were too expensive 

D. rivers did not consistently transport goods and people

Answer: 

B. roads were in poor condition or nonexistent 

Question - Which of the following best describes the impact of the Dust Bowl in Texas?

Which of the following best describes the impact of the Dust Bowl in Texas? 

A. Severe flooding caused damage to crops and property. 

B. Severe wildfires caused damage to homes and property. 

C. Severe earthquakes caused damage to homes and property. 

D. Severe wind and sand caused damage to crops and property.

Answer: 

D. Severe wind and sand caused damage to crops and property.

Question - Which of the following regions in Texas is made up of the Grand Prairie, the Cross Timbers, and the Rolling Plains

Which of the following regions in Texas is made up of the Grand Prairie, the Cross Timbers, and the Rolling Plains, and is known for farming because of the fertile soil? 

A. The Great Plains 

B. The Coastal Plains 

C. The North Central Plains 

D. The Mountains and Basins Region

Answer: 

C. The North Central Plains 

Question - What was the result of the Bush administration’s unwillingness to recognize that climate change is being accelerated by human activity?

What was the result of the Bush administration’s unwillingness to recognize that climate change is being accelerated by human activity?

Answer: 

The administration refused to ratify the Kyoto Protocol, and, as a result, the United States has not been required to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, climate scientists have experienced interference with their work. For critics of climate change, this hampering of scientific research and consensus has provided further evidence of the lack of agreed-upon conclusions about climate change.

Question - In what ways did the U.S. government attempt to deny the rights of prisoners taken in Afghanistan and Iraq?

In what ways did the U.S. government attempt to deny the rights of prisoners taken in Afghanistan and Iraq?

Answer: 

The United States denied the rights of prisoners captured in Afghanistan and Iraq by imprisoning and interrogating them outside of the United States, where they were not protected by U.S. law. The U.S. also classified these prisoners as “unlawful combatants,” so that they would not be entitled to the protections of the Geneva Conventions.

Question - What was the primary reason that English plantation owners in the Chesapeake Bay region adopted slavery so quickly?

What was the primary reason that English plantation owners in the Chesapeake Bay region adopted slavery so quickly? 

a) The need for laborers and the price of slaves.

b) The need for laborers and the disease rate of indentured servants. 

c) The lack of indentured servants and scarcity of women. 

d)The British already had trade relations with Spain to secure slaves from Africa.

Answer: 

a) The need for laborers and the price of slaves.

Question - What rights did President Kennedy want African Americans to gain through civil rights legislation?

What rights did President Kennedy want African Americans to gain through civil rights legislation?

Answer: 

He wanted African Americans as well as all other Americans to have the “right to be served in facilities which are open to the public—hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores and similar establishments.”

Question - What role did violence and nonviolence play in the struggle for civil rights? How did each help and hurt the movement?

What role did violence and nonviolence play in the struggle for civil rights? How did each help and hurt the movement?

Answer: 

White racist violence against nonviolent protesters and demonstrators outraged many Americans and hastened the political process of change. Some African Americans came to see nonviolent protest as an ineffective tool once a certain level of rights had been achieved. On the other hand, violence by African Americans in the form of urban riots hurt the movement by polarizing society.

Question - What was the incident at Kent State? Why is this event significant?

What was the incident at Kent State? Why is this event significant?

Answer: 

The Kent State shootings involved college protesters being shot to death by US National Guardsmen. It was significant because it showed the growing violent nature of the protests growing in the USA and marked a point where in the armed forces were turning against protesters.

Question - The website states that the anti-war protests related to the Vietnam War divided the USA bitterly.

The website states that the anti-war protests related to the Vietnam War divided the USA bitterly. What evidence does the website provide to show this bitter divide?

Answer: 

The anti-war movement, which was particularly strong on college campuses, divided Americans bitterly. For some young people, the war symbolized a form of unchecked authority they had come to resent. For other Americans, opposing the government was considered unpatriotic and treasonous. 

Question - Explain the issues that American government began to face within its own armed forces and on the home front as the Vietnam War dragged on.

Explain the issues that American government began to face within its own armed forces and on the home front as the Vietnam War dragged on.

Answer: 

As the war stretched on, some soldiers came to mistrust their government’s reasons for keeping them there, as well as Washington’s claims that the war was being won. Bombarded by horrific images of the war on their televisions, Americans on the home front turned against the war as well: In October 1967, some 35,000 demonstrators staged a mass antiwar protest outside the Pentagon. Opponents of the war argued that civilians, not enemy combatants, were the primary victims and that the United States was supporting a corrupt dictatorship in Saigon.

Question - What event, related to the Civil Rights Movement, occurred in February of 1960? Explain its significance.

What event, related to the Civil Rights Movement, occurred in February of 1960? Explain its significance.

Answer: 

The Greensboro Sit-in occurred. Four freshmen at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College began a wave of student sit-ins designed to end segregation at southern lunch counters. These protests spread rapidly throughout the South.

Question - How is the response of the community to the Rosa Parks incident a fight for civil rights?

How is the response of the community to the Rosa Parks incident a fight for civil rights?

Answer: 

Rosa Parks’ actions and the resulting the bus boycott was protesting the segregation in society and the lack of rights for African Americans in terms of treatment on public transportation such as buses.

Question - According to the website, what/who inspired Martin Luther King Jr.?

According to the website, what/who inspired Martin Luther King Jr.?

Answer: 

He understood the larger significance of the boycott and quickly realized that the nonviolent tactics used by the Indian nationalist Mahatma Gandhi could be used by southern blacks. “I had come to see early that the Christian doctrine of love operating through the Gandhian method of nonviolence was one of the most potent weapons available to the Negro in his struggle for freedom,” he explained.

Question - According to the website, even though the government had passes laws in favor of desegregation, why was “black activism” still necessary?

According to the website, even though the government had passes laws in favor of desegregation, why was “black activism” still necessary?

Answer: 

Even after the Supreme Court declared that public school segregation was unconstitutional, black activism was necessary to compel the federal government to implement the decision and extend its principles to all areas of public life rather than simply in schools.

Question - Explain the significance of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision.

Explain the significance of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision.

Answer: 

The Brown decision demonstrated that the litigation strategy of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) could undermine the legal foundations of southern segregationist practices. It involved ending segregation in education.

Question - According to the website, why is the history of black Americans and their strife for civil rights significant to the history of the United States?

According to the website, why is the history of black Americans and their strife for civil rights significant to the history of the United States?

Answer: 

Because it was symbolic of the fight for rights for all people. As well, such movements have not only secured citizenship rights for blacks but have also redefined prevailing conceptions of the nature of civil rights and the role of government in protecting these rights.

Question - According to the website, what led to a decline in protest activity after the 1960’s?

According to the website, what led to a decline in protest activity after the 1960’s?

Answer: 

Severe government repression, the assassinations of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, and the intense infighting within the black militant community caused a decline in protest activity after the 1960s.

Question - What is “Bloody Sunday”? Explain its significance.

What is “Bloody Sunday”? Explain its significance.

Answer: 

On March 7 a planned march from Selma to the state capitol in Montgomery ended almost before it began at Pettus Bridge on the outskirts of Selma, when mounted police using tear gas and wielding clubs attacked the protesters. News accounts of “Bloody Sunday” brought hundreds of civil rights sympathizers to Selma. Many demonstrators were determined to mobilize another march, and activists challenged King to defy a court order forbidding such marches. Dramatically increased the resolve of the Civil Rights Activists.

Question - Briefly explain the views of Malcolm X and how they differed from that of Martin Luther King Jr.

Briefly explain the views of Malcolm X and how they differed from that of Martin Luther King Jr.

Answer: 

Malcolm X, the activist and outspoken public voice of the Black Muslim faith, challenged the mainstream civil rights movement and the nonviolent pursuit of integration championed by Martin Luther King Jr. He urged followers to defend themselves against white aggression “by any means necessary.”