With the goal of decreasing U.S. dependence on oil from the Middle East, the Bush administration
A) proposed drilling in a nationally protected wilderness area in Alaska.
B) lifted a ban on off-shore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
C) opened the Pacific Coast to exploratory drilling.
D) decreased taxes for businesses promising to use alternative energy sources.
E) provided grants for research in "green" technologies.
A
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The post-World War II decades were dominated by American cultural imperialism; however,
a. many nations have rejected it and started their own cultural imperialism. b. the Cultural Revolution in China stemmed the spread of American ideas. c. popular culture and products have become increasingly international. d. the C.I. Treaty of 1998 guaranteed that cultural imperialism would cease. e. Soviet cultural imperialism has now become popular as well.
Rose O'Neil Greenhow's popular My Imprisonment, and The First Year of Abolition Rule in
Washington, told of her A) work as a spy. B) life as wife of a senator. C) abolition work. D) life as a slave.
What was a major problem for nationalists?
A. Many communities were very diverse. B. Most European cities and regions were homogeneous. C. Religious conflicts persisted. D. Immigration from colonial territories increased.
What were the items of interest for the British and Boers in South Africa?
A) slaves and gold B) diamonds and gold C) silver and coal D) emeralds and diamonds E) silver and gold