Was the American failure in Vietnam a political or a military one? Could any changes have been made in either area that would have more likely led to an American success?
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A) William McKinley B) James G. Blaine C) William Jennings Bryan D) Mark Hanna
Which identifies a key reason for why Cortés was able to conquer Montezuma, the Aztec emperor?
a. Montezuma's unarmored horsemen were unable to fight the armored horses that Cortés brought with him. b. Cortés convinced the Aztecs to fight against their own corrupt leader, Montezuma. c. Cortés and his men overwhelmingly outnumbered the Aztecs. d. Cortés was able to recruit thousands of nearby Native Americans who helped him defeat Montezuma. e. Montezuma believed that the Spaniards were gods and did not resist them at first.
The growing European economic demand in the late nineteenth century gave Latin Americans all of the following except
a. a false sense of long-term security. b. a solid economic base for future expansion. c. a loss of control of a large percentage of their export commodities. d. huge profits in mining and agricultural exports.
Living conditions in cities improved due to all of these reforms EXCEPT
a. the development of pure water and sewerage systems. b. model homes built for the poor by wealthy philanthropists. c. the demolition of old, unneeded urban defensive walls, replaced by wide avenues. d. a successful effort to clean up all polluted rivers and lakes. e. some increases in governmental regulations.