In January 1968, how did typical Americans feel about continued United States involvement in the war in Vietnam?
A) that the war was immoral and that the United States should withdraw immediately.
B) that the government should be conducting the war more vigorously and should commit more American ground troops.
C) generally supportive or ambivalent, wanting to get out but not wanting to give up.
D) in favor of the use of tactical nuclear weapons so that the U.S. could win without endangering American soldiers.
E) unconcerned, because the economy was good and Vietnam was far away.
C
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b. It reflected the culture of the Native Americans who made up the majority of the striking workers. c. The AFL-CIO refused to officially support the strike. d. The strike shut down the orange-producing industry of California for two years.
What is the probable origin of the name California?
a. It was the Spanish term for the first native people the Spaniards encountered in what is now Baja California. b. It was the name of one of the early Spanish explorers. c. It was the name of a Spanish province. d. It came from a Spanish mythical novel published in 1500.
The Supreme Court decision in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
A) held that the state of New York had the constitutional right under the powers reserved to the states under the Tenth Amendment to give Ogden a monopoly to ferry service in New York harbor. B) held that since New York harbor rested partly within the state nautical border of New Jersey, New York must consult with New Jersey in awarding a monopoly to ferry service in New York harbor. C) held that since New York harbor connected New York and New Jersey, the ferry service between the two states involved interstate commerce, which only Congress could control, thus, making Ogden's state-awarded monopoly unconstitutional. D) held all interstate economic monopolies to be unconstitutional, regardless of whether the state government or the federal government was involved in creating them.
The Marshall Plan proposed __________
a. infusing massive amounts of American capital into Western Europe b. bolstering the German army to prevent the spread of communism c. an international effort to stop postwar global inflation d. that all nations should immediately destroy their atomic weapons e. dividing Germany into several areas of military occupation