President Truman granted recognition to the new state of Israel in part to __________
A) counter the growing influence of the Soviet Union in the Middle East
B) gain access to Israeli oil
C) assume the leadership in the Middle East being abandoned by Great Britain
D) maintain a strong tie between American Jews and the Democratic party
D
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An immediate problem for rapidly growing suburban communities was providing adequate __________
a. water supplies b. schools c. waste disposal d. law enforcement e. mass transit
The nineteenth century composer associated with the concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total art work") was
A) Brahms. B) Beethoven. C) Liszt. D) Mozart. E) Wagner.
Why did President Wilson ask Congress for a declaration of war?
a. The Zimmerman telegram proved that Germany intended to invade the United States. b. The attack on the Lusitania was considered an act of war. c. It was the only way the United States could control the peace following the war. d. Germany had announced it was not going to repay its war debts.
Railroads pursued all sorts of techniques to overcome the competitive jungle, including all of the following EXCEPT
A. consolidating competing lines either formally or informally. B. fixing prices through rebates or preferential rates. C. creating regional federations to pool traffic. D. reducing scheduled train service to force prices up.