Which of the following is NOT a way the Confederacy was like the North?
A. Each government relied initially on volunteer soldiers, but later had to institute a draft, which provoked deep hostility.
B. Each government financed the war through taxes and issuing paper money.
C. Both presidents, despite little military background, ably directed the war effort.
D. The demands of war tended to increase the power of the central government and accelerate industrialization on both sides.
Answer: C
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A. was already losing ground to other staples, such as rice and tobacco. B. did not rely on large numbers of slaves imported directly from Africa. C. saw wealthy planters outnumber small planters. D. came to rely on cotton as the dominant product. E. still had not adopted the cotton gin, despite the time and resources that could be saved.
How and why did the U.S. get involved in the Philippines, and to what extent did American rule there both resemble and differ from that of European colonists in Southeast Asia?
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The war crimes trials of German and Japanese military officials following World War II established that
A. it is difficult to convict leaders of crimes against humanity B. civil liberties must be expanded for civilians during wartime C. individuals can be held responsible for wartime atrocities against civilians D. genocidal acts are acceptable during wartime
The political consequences of the Kansas-Nebraska Act included the
a. organization of the Know-Nothing party. b. splitting of the Democratic party. c. revival of a unified Whig party in the North and South. d. swift organization and popular rise of the Republican party in the North and West. e. rise of the Free Soil party.