Among the "shocks of 1949" was the
A. Berlin blockade.
B. fall of China to Mao Zedong's Communists.
C. North Korean invasion of South Korea.
D. defeat of the French in Vietnam.
Answer: B
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The Tang accorded a special place to
a. pigs. b. water buffalo. c. horses. d. tigers.
How does the modern Bill of Rights compare to that of 1789?
a. The modern one allows for freedoms despite ethnicity, race, gender, or sexual orientation— provisions that were not made in 1789. b. The modern one allows for infringement on freedom of speech and privacy with technology laws—provisions that did not exist in 1789. c. The 1789 bill led to political controversy whereas the modern one has not. d. The modern bill has led to political controversy whereas the 1789 one did not. e. The 1789 bill was longer; the modern one is a shorter rewriting of the same tenets.
The only presidential candidate in the 1824 election who opposed using federal power for economic development was
A) Andrew Jackson. B) William Crawford. C) Henry Clay. D) John Quincy Adams. E) John Calhoun.
Each of the following is true of Albert Bierstadt's painting Emigrants Crossing the Plains EXCEPT that
A) buffalo bones and a distant Indian village symbolize the past. B) it shows a romanticized scene that omits the hard realities of moving West. C) tree stumps suggest the negative impact of westward settlement on the environment. D) the pioneers seem to be well-provisioned for the trip. E) the bright western sun suggests a promising future.