Which geographical area did British merchants gain access to as the result of the Opium Wars?
A) Beijing
B) Hong Kong
C) Singapore
D) Taiwan
E) Macao
B
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In its report To Secure These Rights, President Truman's Committee on Civil Rights proposed which of the following?
A. An increase in the number of Supreme Court justices B. Federal aid to African American colleges C. The enactment of antilynching and antisegregation legislation D. Legislation to bring about a redistribution of wealth in the United States
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The Enlightenment, the Great Awakening, and an emerging market economy all contributed to __________
A) the Patriot victory in the American Revolution B) the solidification of slavery in the Upper South and Mid-Atlantic regions C) an increasing willingness of some white people to contemplate emancipation D) the narrowing of social divisions within American society
In 1948, President Harry Truman responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by
A. threatening war with the Soviet Union. B. encouraging the United Nations to pass economic sanctions. C. creating a blockade of East Berlin. D. airlifting supplies to West Berlin. E. sending American paratroopers into West Berlin.