Who succeeded Zachary Taylor as president after his death?
A) Stephen A. Douglas
B) Millard Fillmore
C) James Buchanan
D) Daniel Webster
E) Franklin Pierce
B
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Eisenhower's hopes for U.S-Soviet reconciliation were dashed by __________
A) Stalin's death and the emergence of Khrushchev B) the Soviet launch of Sputnik C) an incident in which an American U-2 plane was shot down over the Soviet Union D) U.S. intervention in the East Berlin uprising
For many people at the time, the crises of the 1930s seemed to mark the end of
a. communism and socialism. b. fascism and military dictatorship. c. democracy and capitalism. d. nationalism and racism.
A split in the northern Republican Party resulted in the formation of the Liberal Republican Party, which
A. believed ex-Confederates should be allowed back in government, because otherwise the South's best men were being denied positions of power. B. formed in opposition to the new constitutional amendments. C. supported the Klan Acts but wanted stricter enforcement of them. D. believed the Republicans had abandoned the Radical Reconstruction agenda.
How did most autocrats of the era view economic growth?
A. a means of transferring wealth from the people to the ruling class B. a means of transferring wealth from the ruling class to the state C. a means of creating a stronger and more stable state D. an engine that could fund larger military forces to better control the masses