Which of the following is true of the presidential election of 1964?
a. The election marked the first time since the Civil War that a Democratic presidential candidate did not carrythe states of the Deep South
b. The election temporarily turned relations between the United States and the Soviet Union into a minor issuein American politics.
c. The election gave Johnson a landslide victory, but it also gave him the most conservative Congress in history.
d. The election featured the most peaceful party conventions in twenty-five years.
a
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In which of the following did Henry Clay Frick and Andrew Carnegie play prominent roles?
A) Pullman Strike B) Great Uprising of 1877 C) Homestead Strike D) Coeur d'Alene Strike
What changed the tenor of the Americans from forcing King George III to act as a peacemaker to American subjugation as contrary to reason and a war of independence?
A) The change occurred when the British sent ships to blockade the American harbors and prevent import/export of goods. B) The tenor changed when the Americans realized the British were only interested in resolving this per force. C) The tenor changed when the military commanders in America convinced the assembly they could defeat the British. D) The tenor changed when the British soldiers killed American colonists that were peaceably protesting the taxes. E) The change occurred when Canada became involved.
A major change in the railroad industry after the Civil War was the development of ________
A) major railroad trunk lines B) competition between owners for local markets C) regional marketplaces D) international rail systems E) a greater number of small rail companies
The United States entered into a military agreement with Pakistan because the United States
a. saw India as an ally of the Soviet Union. b. thought Pakistani Muslims supported the Soviet Union. c. feared a communist-backed invasion from India. d. wished to stabilize the new government of Pakistan and establish democracy. e. planned an invasion of communist Nepal.