For which of the following reasons did Southerner's hope for diplomatic recognition of the Confederacy evaporate?
A) the lack of aid from Mexico
B) the securing of "belligerent" status from France and Prussia
C) Lincoln again reorganized the U.S. Army
D) Antietam, Perryville, and the Emancipation Proclamation
D
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Who was the leader of Texan forces that defeated and captured General Santa Anna at San Jacinto?
A) Sam Houston B) Zachary Taylor C) Davy Crockett D) James K. Polk E) Jim Bowie
The philosophical doctrine of existentialism, with its emphasis on God as a fiction, no preordained human destiny, and the human creation of all values
A) was dominant in the universities of Great Britain and the United States. B) concentrated on logic and a theory of knowledge. C) was totally at odds with the confidence and prosperity of the post-war world. D) was best expressed in the works of the French writers Albert Camus and Jean-Paul Sartre. E) exemplified the spiritualism of the "Age of Aquarius."
Which of the following best describes economic mobility in late nineteenth century America?
A) There were dramatic leaps forward for those in the bottom rungs. B) Millions experienced an improved standard of living, while the gap between rich and poor widened. C) It was an era when 73% of Americans controlled most of the nation's wealth. D) Economically, it was difficult for those in the middle class, who saw their status remain stagnant or decline. E) Upward mobility was nonexistent for all levels of society ? rich, poor and middle class.
In the mid-1700s, agents responsible for the collection of taxes, like the “notables” in the Balkans and the “valley lords” in western Anatolia:
a. Withheld increasing amounts from the treasury in Istanbul. b. Re-established centralized Ottoman power in the sultan's domains. c. Cooperated with local religious minorities and encouraged foreign trade. d. Succeeded in preventing a war with Russia, since they realized their troop strength was inadequate.