As a theorist of warfare, General William T. Sherman was
a. a master of the quick, surprising attack.
b. careful to avoid "collateral damage" to civilian lives and property.
c. remarkably unclear and confusing in his strategic approach to war.
d. insistent on maintaining strict military discipline among his troops.
e. a pioneer of the strategy of total warfare aimed at destroying civilian morale.
e
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What message does the political cartoon The Times, A Political Portrait send about the situation facing the United States government during the 1790s?
A) The American army was strong enough to do battle with France and other European powers. B) Political cartoonists used dignified techniques rather than crude ones to convey key messages. C) Partisan animosities between Federalists and Republicans intensified during this decade. D) Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were strong advocates of the Federalists in Congress.
Who was the Republican Party's 1916 candidate for president?
A) ?Eugene V. Debs B) ?Charles Evans Hughes C) ?Henry Cabot Lodge D) ?Theodore Roosevelt E) ?Herbert Hoover
Charles Talleyrand, the __________ foreign minister, was linked to the XYZ Affair
A) Spanish B) Dutch C) British D) French
What was Henry Clay's position on the annexation of Texas?
A) He did not want Texas admitted to the Union. B) He wanted to persuade Texas to abandon slavery so that it could be admitted. C) He was indifferent to the issue. D) He hoped that the addition of Texas would empower Southern slave states. E) He believed it should be admitted in conjunction with the admission of a free state.