Who were the major players in the "scramble for Africa"? What was the principal objective of this land-grab?
What will be an ideal response?
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What political development in the election of 1848 signaled that the extension of slavery in any new territory and any newly admitted state would shortly become the most bitterly contested political issue for the country?
A) the nomination of Zachary Taylor, a slaveholder and nationalist, as the Whig Party nominee for president B) the nomination of Lewis Cass of Michigan, an expansionist, as the Democratic Party nominee for president C) the creation of the Free Soil Party by Northerners who couldn't support either Taylor or Cass for ideological reasons and the nomination of Martin Van Buren as president D) the reelection of President Polk as president and his support for extending slavery to New Mexico and California
The first president to attempt seriously to alter the historic pattern of racial discrimination in the United States was __________
a. Harry Truman b. Franklin D. Roosevelt c. Theodore Roosevelt d. John F. Kennedy e. Herbert Hoover
By war's end, nearly half a million slaves
a. escaped from Southern plantations. b. fought for the Confederacy. c. died due to Southern food shortages. d. were sold by desperate Southern planters to slaveholders in Brazil. e. served in the Union army.
Despite corporate scandals and continued insurgencies in Iraq after the war, George W. Bush's approval rating was high when he came up for reelection. Which of the following was a reason for Americans' faith in Bush?
A) Bush's immediate and decisive response to the September 11 attacks B) Bush's tax-reduction policies aimed at wealthy Americans C) Bush's fulfillment of all his campaign promises D) Bush's support for environmental protection and participation in international global warming agreements E) Bush's successful strategies for growing the U.S. economy