Imagine you are a fairly "typical" soldier in Washington's Continental Army. Why did you join the army and why are you staying with it?
What will be an ideal response?
A long-term stint in the Continental Army promised food, clothing, pay, and the potential for land ownership to men and women who had little to lose. Public indifference was disheartening, but Washington's leadership inspired his troops to sustain their effort until independence was won.
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The Battle of the Bulge:
a. hastened the end of the war. b. was a disaster for Dwight Eisenhower's prestige as a military commander. c. demonstrated British reluctance to demand Germany's unconditional surrender. d. was revenge for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Persian empire which experienced defeats at the hands of the Arab armies was the
a. Sassanid. b. Umayyad. c. Abbasid. d. Fatimid. e. Mongol.
Cooperationists believed that the slave states __________
A) should act as a unit rather than secede one at a time B) should remain in the Union C) should form a new union with northern states D) and the free states should simply find a way to get along E) should cooperate with Britain and France
Which of the following did Nixon see as essential to successful revision of foreign policy?
A) secrecy B) coalition building C) transparency D) congressional involvement