The French initiated a war with Mexico on the basis of
a. protecting Catholicism.
b. protecting French investments in an unstable political system.
c. unpaid debts owed by the Mexican government.
d. a French attempt to reinstate Spanish power in Mexico, since the Spanish and French thrones were related.
e. weakening the power of America in the Caribbean region.
c
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Which of the following became a target of attack in the movements of the first half of the nineteenth century?
a) alcohol b) suffrage c) evangelicalism d) abolitionism
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves who __________.
a. were born before 1860 b. were living in the Confederacy c. joined the Union army d. were living in the United States
According to Gallup polls throughout the 1930s, 70 percent of Americans
a. wanted military intervention only on behalf of England. b. expressed that becoming involved in another world war would be a mistake. c. felt that Fascism did not present a serious threat to European security. d. supported economic aid and military intervention to stop Fascist aggression.
Most Americans of Jackson’s time believed
a. women’s morals were inferior to men’s. b. blacks were racially inferior to whites. c. Indian and white conflict could be averted by just court decisions. d. Indians should be equal to whites. e. all of these choices.