Al Smith lost the 1928 presidential election, in part because
A. he both failed to carry the South and maintained close connections to the oil industry.
B. of his close connections to the oil industry.
C. he failed to carry the South.
D. All these answers are correct.
E. of a financial scandal within his campaign.
C
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President Jefferson hoped the Lewis and Clark expedition would help __________
A) America gain status and influence in the world B) reduce tensions between the United States and the European powers C) establish American claims to Alaska D) Americans take the Northwest fur trade away from the British
The presidential elections of the 1870s and 1880s
a. were all won by Republicans. b. revolved primarily around the charismatic personalities running for the presidency. c. were all won by Democrats. d. usually involved sharp partisan differences over issues like currency policy and civil-service reform. e. aroused enormous turnouts among voters even though there were few significant issues.
The "Pilgrims"-so-called because they migrated from England to Holland to America-were also known as ________ for their views on the Church of England.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Most Western entities believed globalization would bring
A) world peace. B) worldwide prosperity. C) an understanding among all countries of the need for unity instead of nationalism. D) freedom from the need for a welfare state. E) a reduction in fundamentalism.