The largest public works project ever undertaken by the federal government was __________.
A. the Hoover Dam
B. the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956
C. the National Defense Education Act
D. the Manhattan Project
Answer: B
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Before 1492, Western Europe was __________
A) officially Roman Catholic B) officially Protestant C) tolerant of many different religions D) indifferent to religion
Until the ________, Western Europe had large, organized communist parties, as well as groups of intellectuals sympathetic to communism
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
By mid-1846, Mexican forces had defeated Americans in southern California towns like Los Angeles and San Diego. Then what happened?
a. Zachary Taylor's Army of the West arrived and defeated the Mexicans. b. John Frémont's troops helped Winfield Scott's army beat the Mexicans. c. Stephen Kearny and John Stockton's forces arrived and reconquered the lost towns. d. The United States and Mexico signed a treaty, establishing a boundary just south of San Francisco.
At his stop in Tierra del Fuego, Charles Darwin recognized that
a. the diversity of the area was a result of evolution over an immense period of time. b. native peoples were able to live in such extreme climates because their bodies had adapted to the environment. c. the native peoples there belonged to an inferior race. d. the very different conditions there were because species had evolved differently in different locations.