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.

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The University of Bologna was most famous for teaching which of the following subjects?

a. Medicine b. Theology c. Law d. Astronomy e. Mathematics

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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.

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Big-city machines solidified their control by working with reformers in:

A) state legislatures. B) the Supreme Court. C) religious organizations. D) Congress.

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