In the 1850s, the United States increased its territorial gains to a greater extent than it had during the previous fifty years
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Hoover's program for ending the Depression called for the federal government to
A) take control of bankrupt state and local relief programs. B) provide direct federal relief to the unemployed. C) lend funds to banks and corporations on the verge of collapse. D) intervene actively in the economy by prohibiting manufacturers from cutting wages or laying off workers.
When Byrd approached Mary Smith's father with the fact that he owned 43,000 acres and 220 slaves in Virginia, the older man remarked that Byrd's possessions were
a) "more than enough to prove his fitness for his daughter's hand in marriage." b) "impressive, but they paled in comparison to his daughter's worth." c) "little better than an estate on the moon." d) "not worth a bucket of warm spit." e) "worth more than he could ever hope to acquire in England."
What new ideas did the Chinese philosopher Lü Liuliang develop about the political system?
a. The common man and the emperor are rooted in the same nature. b. Because the emperor is the Son of Heaven, he can do no wrong. c. There is a strict hierarchy in the world, and commoners must obey the nobility. d. Only those who reach enlightenment are worthy of governing.
Which of these led the Spanish defeat of the Aztec Empire?
A) Bartolomé des Las Casas B) Juan Gines de Sépulveda C) Francisco Vásquez de Coronado D) Hernán Cortés