Why did Reagan fire air traffic controllers in the summer of 1981?
A) in retaliation for their lack of support during the 1980 election
B) in response to a record number of accidents at airport around the nation
C) in response to a strike by the air traffic controllers’ union
D) to prevent the formation of an air traffic controllers’ union
E) to forestall a wage increase that would threaten the balanced budget
Answer: C
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066 directed the War Department to
A) move all Japanese-Americans out of the states along the West Coast. B) detain and imprison both Issei and Nisei generations of Japanese-Americans. C) create military areas from which any and all persons may be excluded. D) create military areas in which all Japanese-Americans could be held until the war ended.
The relative uniformity of climatic conditions from the Mediterranean to the Indian subcontinent resulted in which of the following?
A. Civilizations across the entire region developed farming at roughly the same time. B. Innovations in farming and domestication spread rapidly and were easily adapted throughout the region. C. Civilizations across the region competed with one another for resources and were reluctant to share innovations in farming. D. A uniform culture reigned across the entire region.
Samuel Slater’s first factory workers were __________
A) children B) unmarried women C) indentured servants D) recent immigrants