Which statement assesses the historical significance of the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956?
What will be an ideal response?
It created an enormous public works program that surpassed even the New Deal.
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The ultimate reason that newly unified Italy was able to occupy Rome and make the city its capital was
a. withdrawal of the French garrison during the Franco-Prussian War. b. the Pope's excommunication of Napoleon III. c. the Pope's agreement to accept Italian rule in exchange for Italian government subsidies for the Vatican. d. Austrian withdrawal following the 1866 defeat by Prussia. e. withdrawal of German soldiers.
Radical control over the French Revolution led to which of the following?
a. increasing freedoms for all underprivileged French people b. the execution of the king and tens of thousands of other French men and women c. the demilitarization of France d. increased peace and prosperity throughout the land e. a new republic much like that founded by the Americans
Why is Galileo considered by many to be the paradigmatic example of the Scientific Revolution?
What will be an ideal response?
Throughout the late nineteenth century, the federal government
A. had no meaningful responsibilities. B. developed a prominent role in international relations. C. funded large public-works projects to alleviate unemployment. D. was relatively inactive. E. shrank in size in terms of employees and budget expenditures.