The Missouri Compromise of 1820 hinged on the issue of
A) the abolition of slavery.
B) women's rights.
C) whether new states would permit slavery.
D) territories gaining representation in Congress.
C
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__________ allowed voters rather than parties to choose candidates.
a. The direct election of senators b. Regulatory commissions c. Interest groups d. The direct primary
Which of the following things did NOT occur in Elizabeth Cady Stanton's youth?
a) She was told by her father that he wished she were a boy. b) After graduating from the local academy she was not allowed to attend Union College because she was a girl. c) She was told that when she married, her husband could exchange her necklace and bracelets for cigars if he wished. d) She played chess and did well in math and Latin. e) She dressed as a boy to join the local baseball team.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. In some social movements, environmentalism for example, there is a strong ideology of gender equality and a favorable environment for men to support gender change. 2. According to Connell, on a world scale, backlash movements are of critical importance as men resist and undermine change towards gender equality. 3. In Eastern Europe, the restoration of capitalism and the arrival of neoliberal politics have been followed by a pronounced increase in the position of women.
Concerning the background to the Pearl Harbor attack, which of the following statements is true?
A. Right up until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt was one of the country's most outspoken isolationists. B. Clear evidence now exists that President Franklin Roosevelt knew about and even encouraged the Japanese to attack Pearl Harbor in 1941. C. The Japanese attack was based on an unfortunate series of misunderstanding between the two nations. D. Before Pearl Harbor, the United States provided substantial military aid to the British and Russians.