Some congressmen opposed the formation of the League of Nations because it __________
A) was an elitist group of nations that left out many poorer nations in the world
B) was unconstitutional according to legal scholars
C) was too expensive for the U.S. postwar economy
D) violated many existing treaties with other countries
E) was an international body that infringed upon American autonomy
Answer: E
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a. thought that, in addition to baptism and Communion, one needed the sacrament of last rites. b. believed that only the New Testament was relevant to Christians. c. argued that Communion was only a symbolic gesture. d. argued that local government and town councils should oversee church matters. e. said that anyone could preach from the gospel.
In the Iran-Contra scandal, Marine lieutenant colonel Oliver North
A. was charged but not convicted of selling weapons to Iranian rebels trying to overthrow the Islamic Republic's regime. B. exposed many members of the Reagan administration as having taken part in illegal arms sales, even implicating President Reagan in the process. C. was indicted and convicted of funneling funds to anticommunist rebels in Central America. D. secretly used money from the sale of weapons to Salvadoran rebels to pay Hezbollah for the release of American hostages.
Which of the following statements about the southern aristocratic ideal is FALSE?
A. Wealthy southern whites pretended to avoid such "coarse" occupations as trade and commerce. B. Dueling became a prominent facet of southern planter life. C. Wealthy southern whites prided themselves on their egalitarianism. D. Wealthy southern whites adopted an elaborate code of "chivalry." E. Wealthy southern whites who did not become planters often gravitated toward the military.
Which one of the following states was NOT part of the Confederacy?
A) Missouri B) North Carolina C) Texas D) Tennessee E) Florida