At war's end, the human toll of the Civil War was
A) 600,000, nearly as many as in all other U.S. wars combined.
B) 1 million, more than in all other U.S. wars.
C) 50,000, about 28 percent of the population.
D) 300,000, most of which succumbed to new armament technology.
A
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The Panic of 1873
A. saw President Grant favor putting more paper currency into circulation. B. began after the Southern crop-lien system collapsed. C. saw Republicans call on Grant to go off the gold standard. D. was the nation's worst economic depression to that time. E. began after revelations of corruption in the Grant administration.
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation provided
a. aid to farmers. b. grants to small businesses. c. money to banks, railroads, and other vital corporations that were collapsing. d. relief funds to states. e. grants to states for public works.
Which of these best explains the Great Purges?
A. They were a natural outgrowth of the Bolshevik takeover. B. They were the kind of revolution foreseen by Marx. C. They were a reaction to the Versailles settlement. D. They were largely the product of Stalin's own fears and goals.
Which statement describes Solon's contribution to Athenian government?
A) He established a constitution. B) He introduced the idea of ostracism. C) He was the first monarch of the Greek city-state. D) He reformed the ekklesia. E) He was the leader of Greece when democracy ended.