Question 1
What did 1960 Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy mean when he stated that he was better off in the war World War II than they are in the coal mines when he met with coal miners in West Virginia during his campaign?
A) Coal miners in West Virginia faced harsh consequences if they went on strike for better
working and living conditions.
B) Pesticides had ruined the West Virginia terrain so that farming was nearly impossible and led
to hunger for mining families.
C) West Virginians had to deal with numerous environmental hazards that jeopardized their
health.
D) The miners and their families had to deal with appalling poverty in their lives.
Question 2
How does this French image of the victory at Yorktown portray the French forces?
A) Their army and navy are shown as the reason for defeating the British.
B) They are depicted as surrendering in humiliation to the British.
C) They are responsible for constructing the fortified walls that protect Yorktown.
D) They recognize that the American forces were equal partners in this battle.
Question 3
After German American farmer John Meints from Luverne, Minnesota, was beaten, tarred, and feathered by a group of his neighbors in 1918 for not buying war bonds, Meints used these photographs to __________.
A) inform Germany of how German Americans were being treated in America
B) complain to Congress and President Wilson about violence toward German Americans
C) shock Americans about the mistreatment of innocent German Americans
D) successfully sue the members of the mob who attacked him
Question 4
What made the Battle of Gettysburg different from other battles fought in the Civil War?
A) It was the longest battle fought during the Civil War.
B) More soldiers combined from both sides died there than in any other battle.
C) The Confederacy was able to control all the immediate territory around Washington, D.C.
D) It was the only battle fought on Union soil that did not include the Border States.