What did these photographs taken by news photographer Ron Edmonds during Ronald Reagan's attempted assassination by John Hinckley on March 30, 1981, fail to show the public?
A) that Reagan was unaware that shots had been fired
B) that Reagan's gunshot wound was actually life-threatening
C) that the Secret Service did not do a good job in protecting the president
D) that the assassination attempt took place in a foreign country
B
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a. retreated into post-war isolation. b. saw the Communist threat as a minor concern. c. created the Warsaw Pact. d. became a political giant. e. demanded that European states repay their loans.
The Public Works Administration sought
a. to employ young men from cities. b. to find jobs only for unskilled workers. c. to offer equal pay for all workers, regardless of race. d. to assist states with their relief programs.
James K. Polk's first action as president was to:
A) abolish the surge in slavery. B) provoke the Mexican army into firing on the Americans. C) gain control of even more Mexican territory. D) snuff out any plans Britain had for reentering North America. E) undercut Santa Anna and his men.
Which of the following does not describe the government of Jacobo Arbenz?
A) Import substitution industrialization was a strategy to promote economic independence. B) A 1952 agrarian reform law expropriated estates larger than 223 hectares. C) The influence of peasant and trade union confederations grew, pushing Arbenz to the left. D) Arbenz united the landed oligarchy with a weak middle class to preserve his power.