According to the text, what was the event that decided the "war in the balance"-that is, the event that both ended any last hopes of the Confederacy and assured the abolition of slavery?
A. the re-election of Lincoln
B. the victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg
C. the elevation of Grant to commander in chief
D. the Emancipation Proclamation
Answer: A
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A) republican policy for western expansion. B) haven for freed slaves. C) haven for Indians who had been American allies. D) series of forts and defenses against the British and Spanish.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Disparities in wealth have led some Arab regimes to adopt an Arab form of socialism, as in
a. Iran and Iraq. b. Egypt and Syria. c. Jordan and Lebanon. d. Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. e. Turkey and Yemen.