How would you characterize Kennedy's approach to Vietnam? What challenges did he help create for his successors?
What will be an ideal response?
Key Points: the Cold War lens; covert action; connection of United States to an unpopular dictator; escalation
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The creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission in 1887
A) provided immediate relief for the farmer. B) challenged the philosophy of laissez-faire. C) was exactly what the railroads desired. D) failed so dramatically that the government abandoned this tactic.
Settlements houses were
A) sufficiently funded by private beneficence. B) completely funded by the state. C) funded by private beneficence but in need of state support. D) privately funded and most administrators did not want to deal with the regulations of state support.
In the early 1840s, Juan Seguín __________
A. encountered growing hostility in Texas and reluctantly moved to Mexico B. was elected the vice president of Texas C. was captured by invading Mexican forces and carried back to Mexico City for trial D. was the captain of the ill-fated Santa Fe Expedition
How did Christianity gain a foothold against Islam?
A) Missionaries travelled globally to spread the word of God, gaining many converts. B) The halt of the Ottomans in Europe was brought about by the vast wealth coming from the Americas to strengthen militaries and advance technology. C) Stronger navies allowed for the conquest of Ottoman controlled ports (like those in Greece) to be taken over by Christians. D) The silver mines of Peru financed Spanish armies and navies to colonize and Christianize across the globe. E) All of these