Soon after Eli Whitney invented the cotton, gin, this country became largest supplier of raw cotton in the early nineteenth century
a. the United States.
b. Egypt.
c. China.
d. Africa.
e. Mexico.
a
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a. ideology about slavery b. opinions about Lincoln's presidency and whether he was a legitimate leader c. views on whether or not states had the right to secede from the Union d. economic interests e. religious convictions
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A) The Japanese had throughout the war shown fierce resistance and determination. B) Some analysts suggested American casualties during an invasion of Japan might rise to 200,000. C) Some who were against dropping the bombs believed that the Japanese were on the verge of surrendering. D) The Japanese had already fought very bloody battles trying to hang on to other islands. E) The US was considering postwar issues and wanted to intimidate the Soviet Union.
In 1860 the Constitutional Union Party nominated __________ for president
A) John Bell B) Abraham Lincoln C) Stephen Douglas D) John C. Breckenridge
One of the events that led to the Truman Doctrine was the British withdrawal from the active role they had been playing in Greece and Turkey because of Britain's postwar economic problems
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false