In 1893 Illinois Governor John Altgeld pardoned living defendants in the haymarket affair, which was criticized by many conservatives
a. true
b. false
Ans: a. true
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A. The party became increasingly supportive of anti-war measures. B. The party had begun to abandon earlier anti-war platforms. C. The party's strong pro-minority policies of the past were quickly fading. D. The party had quickly moved toward greater support for minorities.
After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan?, Carter
A) ?halted U.S. grain and technology sales to the Soviet Union. B) called for $1.2 trillion expansion in defense spending. C) ?pulled the United States from the 1980 Olympics held in Moscow. D) ?privately directed the CIA to increase its covert aid to the Islamist resistance in Afghanistan. E) ?All of these are correct.
According to scholars, the flood of precious New World metals into Spain is responsible for all of the following except
a. the ballooning of the European money supply. b. the foundations of the modern commercial banking system. c. the growth of capitalism as an economic system. d. a price revolution that dramatically decreased consumer costs. e. the spread of commerce and manufacturing.
One result of Marius's military reform proposals was
A) increased loyalty of the army to the senate. B) the unpopularity of Marius with most soldiers. C) the large-scale distribution of land to soldiers. D) a shift in soldiers' loyalty from the senate to their commanders. E) the creation of a permanent professional army composed mostly of defeated peoples.