In 1976, President Gerald Ford won the Republican nomination by defeating a strong challenge from
a. former California governor Ronald Reagan.
b. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller.
c. Senator Robert Dole.
d. former Congressman and CIA Director George H. W. Bush.
e. Senator Howard Baker.
a
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A) to secure congressional power over President Johnson B) to address security issues in the South C) to facilitate land reform D) to speed ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment
The "Black Legend" made all of the following claims EXCEPT that
a. conquerors tortured and butchered the Indians. b. explorers stole Native Americans' gold. c. they infected native peoples with smallpox. d. they left little but misery behind. e. they had killed Malinche.
Which of the following is NOT true of the eighteenth-century artisan guilds?
A. They provided a framework for social and economic advancement. B. They were particularly weak in central Europe. C. They determined who could pursue a craft in order to lessen competition. D. They provided social benefits, such as guaranteed admission to the guild, for an artisan's son. E. They controlled prices.
What is enlightened despotism and where did it arise?
A) It is a form of absolute monarchy characterized by reforms intended to better the lives of citizens and strengthen the state. This was first seen in Germany, France, and Hungary. B) It was a form of absolute monarchy characterized by reforms intended to strengthen the state. This was first seen in Hungary, Russia, and Germany. C) It was a form of absolute monarchy characterized by reforms intended to better the lives of citizens while actually strengthening the state. This was first seen in Russia. D) It was a form of absolute monarchy characterized by reforms intended to better the lives of citizens and strengthen the state. This was first seen in Prussia, Austria, and Russia. E) It was a form of absolute monarchy characterized by reforms intended to strengthen the state. This was first seen in Serbia, Czechoslovakia, and Russia.