Which of these statements is most descriptive of the European nations in the 1880s?
A) Germany was only beginning to unify and industrialize.
B) France was acquiring territory to reclaim French honor.
C) Portugal was aggressively acquiring territory.
D) Italy had successfully gained the most valuable land.
E) Britain took a limited approach to colonization in Africa.
B
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Which of the following was the most divisive issue in presidential campaigns in the 1890s?
a) basis of the currency b) reform of public schools c) civil rights legislation d) Spanish-American War
One of the basic distinguishing features of the human species was
A. the ability to make tools B. walking upright C. domestication of animals D. an omnivorous diet E. opposable thumbs
The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of the Iroquois'
a. ability to use its political and organization skills to sustain a robust military alliance. b. warriors' skill in pitched battle. c. scattered settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them. d. alliance with the Aztecs and Incas. e. use of new weapons like the rifle.
Inspired by the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes, Truman proposed all the following programs EXCEPT
A. an increase in the minimum wage. B. the expansion of Social Security benefits. C. the provision of housing for hundreds of thousands of returning veterans. D. looser regulations on corporations and slashing government spending and programs.