Why did Charles J. Guiteau shoot President Garfield?
A) He had been denied a government job.
B) He wanted to overthrow the U.S. government.
C) He believed that Garfield had seduced his wife.
D) He wanted to gain notoriety.
A
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How is Hadrian's Wall symbolic of his leadership style?
A) He focused on strengthening the borders of Rome as symbolized in the Wall. B) He built up a wall between himself and the Senate. C) He surrounded himself with a military force just as he did Rome with a Wall. D) His failure to produce an heir was as insurmountable as his Wall. E) His failure to choose a successor was as insurmountable as his Wall.
Big-city machines solidified their control by working with reformers in:
A) state legislatures. B) the Supreme Court. C) religious organizations. D) Congress.
The University of Bologna was most famous for teaching which of the following subjects?
a. Medicine b. Theology c. Law d. Astronomy e. Mathematics
After 1900, the United States:
A) violated the Platt Amendment. B) exited the Commonwealth. C) placed an embargo on trade with China. D) entered a period of heightened imperialistic activity. E) eliminated yellow journalism.