A natural disaster with origins in human mismanagement, the "________" was created by windstorms that swept the Great Plains.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Dust Bowl
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In East Germany
a. Communist repression was nonexistent. b. huge influxes of people from the West occurred in the 1980s. c. the Christian Democrats achieved little electoral success in 1990. d. the fall of Communism resulted in political reunification with West Germany in 1990. e. there was great fear and loathing in Germany at the prospect of German unification.
Why were the religious and thinking organizations in China referred to as the "Hundred Schools"?
a. the educational organizations were open to many forms of thinking b. they were so numerous c. they believed that true understanding would not occur within a person's lifetime d. they believed it was important to study the history of the past hundred years to determine future trends
What was the great achievement of Ferdinand Magellan, and what difficulties did he face in pursuing it?
What will be an ideal response?
In 1828, Andrew Jackson defeated President John Quincy Adams mainly because:
a. Adams had lost popularity because of his personal corruption b. Henry Clay and John Calhoun both switched in favor of Jackson c. Jackson was supported by the new, more democratic convention procedure d. the colorful Jackson was a popular hero