America supported Japan in the Russo-Japanese War because
a. the American military relied on Japanese technology.
b. Russia had approved of open door policies in China.
c. pro-Japanese sentiment was strong in California.
d. Russia had obstructed open trade in Manchuria.
ANS: d
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A) weaken the powers of the president. B) dismantle state governments in the Lower South. C) prevent the creation of new cabinet positions. D) guarantee the election of Republicans in the North. E) impair the judiciary in Southern states.
Blaise Pascal tried to reconcile religion and science by arguing that
a. innate ideas allowed humans to conceive of God. b. the laws of motion implied that something or someone had to initiate motion to start with; hence, God existed. c. the heart drew on intuition as the mind drew on logic, but the heart provided a deeper view. d. deism would not explain miracles; hence, science and religion had to be compatible. e. God gave humans the knowledge and reason to analyze the workings of the universe, but not the ability to create one.
After John Jay's Treaty with Britain in 1794, the US ratified the ________ Treaty with Spain, granting Americans the right to use the Mississippi River.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In 1865, Southern whites defined "freedom" as
A. the removal of freed blacks from their states. B. controlling their future without Northern interference. C. monetary compensation for lost slaves. D. the right of Southern states to remain outside of the Union. E. the right to use federal assistance to recover from the Civil War.