How did Eisenhower justify the passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956?
A) It would permit evacuation of American cities in case of nuclear attack.
B) It would help reinforce racial segregation.
C) It would contribute to suburban sprawl.
D) It would promote the revitalization of American small farms.
Answer: A
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Which of these nations remained neutral in World War I?
a. Belgium
b. Finland
c. Greece
d. Portugal
At the conclusion of the French and Indian War, what two imperial problems did the British government face?
A. the costs of maintaining its empire and the vast expanse of new territory in North America that it had to organize B. how to protect itself from the Spanish Empire in North America and the loss of its North American territories C. how to integrate the French-speaking territories peacefully into British holdings and the costs of maintaining its empire D. the vast expanse of new territory in North America that it had to organize and how to avoid a Spanish attack on its newly conquered land
Most Americans reacted to the growth of huge industrial and financial organizations and the increasing complexity of economic relations by
A) praising them as results of the free market. B) joining socialists in their demands for government ownership of basic industries. C) fearing monopolistic power, yet being greedy for all the new goods and services. D) doing nothing, since most Americans were unaware of the vast changes in the economy.
In the decades following Reconstruction, the majority of black people who migrated left for __________
a) other locations within the South b) Liberia or other African colonies c) the Caribbean islands d) South America