The explorer who crossed the Isthmus of Panama and sent back reports of a large sea on the other side was
A. Ferdinand Magellan.
B. Bartolomeu Dias.
C. Christopher Columbus.
D. Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
Answer: D
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The most celebrated hero of the 1920s was
A) "Babe" Ruth of the New York Yankees. B) Jack Dempsey, a boxer. C) Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel. D) Charles A. Lindbergh, who flew solo across the Atlantic.
Operation ____________________, launched in 1967, scorched South Vietnam's cropland and defoliated half of its forests
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In the 1920s, Charles Lindbergh became famous for which of the following?
A) ?winning the Pulitzer Prize for Literature B) ?making the first solo trans-Atlantic flight C) ?breaking home run records set by Babe Ruth D) ?becoming the highest-paid athlete in America
How does the Marbury v. Madison case influence legislature today?
A) It established the constitutionality of political parties and the limits on political contributions. B) It began the civil rights movement, determining that the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are for all people. C) It was the first unanimous ruling, demonstrating that even politically divided Supreme Courts can work together. D) It began the process of rewriting the U.S. Constitution, making it the document legislators use today. E) It established precedence for the Supreme Court to judge the constitutionality of congressional acts.