The U.S.-Mexican War began when
A. Taylor's force of Texans crossed the Rio Grande River into Mexico.
B. American and Mexican forces clashed over disputed border territory in southern Texas.
C. the United States annexed Texas.
D. Mexico expelled an American diplomat.
Answer: B
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A) Britain forcing China to open its ports to the West as a consequence of its military victory in the Opium War (1839-1842). B) a change in the Qing regime's political leadership in China, bringing to power an emperor committed to upholding liberal trading rights with the West. C) the United States threatening a naval embargo of China unless it agreed to provide access at its ports to U.S. commercial ships containing manufactured goods and food. D) the influence of Protestant missionaries in changing the views of the Qing regime about providing access to U.S. commercial ships.
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A) ?religious leaders B) ?the gentry C) ?monarchs D) ?nurses E) ?teachers
The Committee on Public Information was headed by
a. Roger Baldwin. b. Bernard Baruch. c. George Creel. d. William D. Haywood. e. William Gibbs McAdoo.
If you had several related ideas for a speech topic and wanted to explore the connections between them, you could _______
A) interview an expert B) brainstorm C) create a concept map D) conduct a survey