The policies of Otto von Bismarck before 1871
a. were based on the practice of Idealpolitik.
b. ignored domestic opposition and concentrated on foreign affairs.
c. used warfare as an instrument of policy, regardless of its consequences.
d. used parliament to endorse the policy of increased taxes, and used the new revenues collected to reorganize the Prussian military.
e. led to Prussia dominating the Second Austrian Reich.
b
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President Pierce's efforts to acquire Cuba for the United States caused which of the following?
A. Northern support for the liberation of Cuba allayed fears in that region that Pierce was controlled by the Slave Power. B. Some Northerners concluded that Pierce was doing the bidding of the Slave Power. C. Support for such efforts by both Northerners and Southerners led to friendlier relations between the two sections of the country. D. Many Southerners concluded that Pierce wanted to end slavery and settle free blacks in the Caribbean.
Incidents such as occurred at the University of Alabama, Little Rock High School, and
the University of Mississippi, were successful because of support from all of the following EXCEPT a) blacks who demanded their legal rights. b) governors who used the National Guard to protect students. c) federal courts that overturned segregation laws. d) presidents who enforced integration edicts. e) favorable national public response.
One reason that the Cistercians razed forests and drove their flocks deep into wilderness was
a. to develop those areas' wealth. b. to escape secular society. c. to bring secular society to those wild areas. d. to build ever more elaborate abbeys.
What was the "battle of the standards" and why was it important?
What will be an ideal response?