How did Woodrow Wilson act toward black people when he became president?
A) Wilson was a firm believer that blacks and whites should be equal.
B) Wilson held southern views about race and segregated federal offices to avoid friction between the races.
C) Although Wilson did not personally like blacks, he did appoint substantial numbers of blacks to high offices in his administration.
D) Wilson did everything he could to restrict black voting rights and other political opportunities.
Answer: B
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a. Open treaties (no secret covenants) b. Free trade between nations c. The idea that people should have a say in who governs them (self determination) d. Formation of the League of Nations e. Calling for German colonies to be made part of the French and British empires
Compare and contrast the political, economic, and religious motivations that propelled the expansion of European exploration and influence in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in the Americas with the political, economic, and religious motivations that propelled European, Chinese, and Indian exploration and influence in Southeast Asia over the same historical periods? Use specific examples to support your views.
What will be an ideal response?
To secure his power as resistance mounted, Machado
A) granting large wage increases to workers. B) imposing a state of emergency. C) calling in the U.S. Marines. D) used increasingly harsh repression.
In the early 1900s, the United Fruit Company
a. owned more than one-half of the property in Mexico and dominated Mexican political life.
b. became a dominant economic and political force in Central America.
c. opposed expansionism in the hope of preserving a market for domestically produced agricultural products.
d. operated primarily out of Europe, where it had invested over $100 million.