In 1893 railroad workers created the American Railway Union under the leadership of Eugene V. Debs.
a. true
b. false
Ans: a. true
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a. Its purpose was to show the colonists that they were not in control. b. Its purpose was to show the colonists that they were autonomous. c. It taxed sugar for the specific benefit of the East India Company. d. Its purpose was to collect revenue from the Americans. e. It had nothing to do with trade.
What can be inferred from the photo of the South Vietnamese attempting to flee Saigon from the roof of the American Embassy?
A) The South Vietnamese were not in imminent danger. B) The evacuation was a triumph for the United States. C) The American Embassy was no longer structurally sound. D) Americans were not eager to help their Vietnamese allies. E) Many of those in line would not be able to escape.
The chapter introduction tells the story of the Sioux migration to the Great Plains to make the point that
A. the American ideology of Manifest Destiny meant manifest destruction for tribal cultures. B. the United States not only had to resort to war and diplomacy to expand its borders, it also had to cope within its borders with native peoples who attacked the emigrants on the Overland Trail. C. Mexican advancement northward, as well as Anglo-American advancement westward, put pressure on the Plains tribes. D. frontiers were multidimensional and mobile, involved a variety of peoples and cultures, and ultimately proved as disruptive to the settled East as to the contested West.
Kulaks originally were
a. prosperous farmers who owned their land. b. small plots of land that were collectivized. c. the intellectual opposition to Stalin. d. nomadic tribesmen with great military skills.