The presidency of Lyndon Johnson was characterized by which of the following?
a. Limitless support for space exploration, cheer, and optimism in the White House, and confrontational dealingswith the Soviet Union
b. Intensification of the Vietnam War, enactment of a wealth of legislation attacking economic and social ills inthe country, and a dramatic increase in black elected officials in the South
c. Much-needed refurbishing of America's infrastructure, intense efforts to win friends in Latin America, andhuge tax cuts
d. Major anti-crime legislation, contentious relations between the president and Congress, and defense-contractscandals
b
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The period historians call the New Imperialism began in the ________
A. 1810s B. 1840s C. 1870s D. 1910s
Giuseppe Garibaldi's convictions and accomplishments include all the following EXCEPT
a. women's equality, workers' rights, end to the death penalty, and liberation of all subjugated nations. b. effective leadership of a popular uprising. c. armed liberation of Sicily and a bloodless takeover of Naples. d. a surprisingly easy conquest of Rome. e. the subordination of his own personal ambitions to the needs of Italy.
What was the intent of most treaties made with Native Americans after the Revolution?
a. To keep western lands free from white settlement. b. Most were focused on keeping peace between white settlers and Native Americans. c. To reward those groups who had helped the Americans in the war, and punish those who had been on the side of the British. d. To secure Anglo control over western lands, and to allow white settlement.
German immigrants in the early nineteenth century tended to
a. settle in eastern industrial cities. b. retain strong ties to Germany. c. become slave owners. d. join the temperance movement. e. support public schools.