These Truths Overview Quiz

What shaped the Constitution on a fundamental level according to These Truths?

Question Answer Choices The influence of European political systems. Slavery. The abolition of slavery. The fight for women's rights.

What characterized the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in These Truths?

Question Answer Choices The establishment of the United Nations. A struggle for economic justice. The rise of political parties. The fight for civil rights.

What was the focus of Progressivism as described in These Truths?

Question Answer Choices The belief that government should expand military power. The belief that government should focus on foreign policy. The belief that government should promote industrial growth. The belief that government should be used to help poor people.

What event marked the beginning of European oppression and exploitation of indigenous people in North America according to These Truths?

Question Answer Choices The founding of the first English colonies in the early seventeenth century. The arrival of Europeans in North America in 1492. The arrival of the first enslaved Africans in North America. The signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Who is the author of 'These Truths'?

Question Answer Choices Doris Kearns Goodwin Jill Lepore David McCullough Ron Chernow

What was the promise of Barack Obama's election as the first Black president according to These Truths?

Question Answer Choices A shift towards conservative values. A resolution to America's racial issues. An end to economic inequality. A new era of foreign policy.

What did conservatives unify their party around during the cold war according to These Truths?

Question Answer Choices The threat of socialism. The need for economic reform. The expansion of civil rights. The promotion of environmental policies.

What did the United States fight the two world wars to achieve according to These Truths?

Question Answer Choices To eliminate communism worldwide. To establish global economic dominance. To expand its territorial boundaries. To make the world safe for democracy.

What is the guiding question in These Truths by Jill Lepore?

Question Answer Choices What role did the United States play in the global spread of democracy? Whether the United States has realized, or can realize, 'these truths' held self-evident in the Declaration of Independence: equality for all, natural rights, and consent of the governed. How American cultural values have influenced global politics and society. How the United States has maintained its economic and military power throughout history.