What event helped overcome republican fears of a standing Continental Army?
A. General Washington's reassurance of professionalism in the officer ranks
B. the battle of Bunker Hill
C. the dwindling number of "citizen-soldier" volunteers
D. the passage of the Quartering Act by Parliament
Answer: C
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One immediate problem in the first few years after the war was
a. a housing shortage. b. the national feeling that not much was gained by victory in the war. c. large-scale unemployment. d. a marked decrease in the standard of living for the middle class.
For years, a major exception to the trend toward political pluralism in the region was _________, where Suharto ruled without restraints.
A. Thailand B. Cambodia C. Laos. D. Burma E. Indonesia
As the leader of the American Railway Union, Eugene Debs led __________
A) a march of unemployed men to Washington, D.C. B) a strike against the Pullman Palace Car Company C) the movement to create the People's Party D) widespread protests against the gold standard
Which of the following was true of the kingdom of Mali?
A) It was enveloped by the kingdom of Ghana in the thirteenth century. B) It collapsed around 1500 just as sustained contact with Europeans was beginning. C) It was a predominantly Catholic civilization in the early thirteenth century. D) Islam spread most rapidly in the southernmost part of Mali. E) Timbuktu, the principal city of Mali, was taken over by the Kongo Empire when Mali disintegrated.