The Battle of Gettysburg was especially significant because
a. Lee's army was effectively shattered.
b. it guaranteed Lincoln's re-election in 1864.
c. Philadelphia and New York were safe from attack.
d. Lee's military genius and right-hand man, Stonewall Jackson, was killed.
e. Union victory meant that the Southern military cause was doomed.
e
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What was most controversial about Wilson's proposed League of Nations among Republican senators?
A. It required the United States to participate in future military engagements. B. It required all member nations to recognize the new Russian government. C. It required the surrender of all American and European colonial possessions. D. It required the United States to adopt standards of labor practices and racial equality.
Which of the following statements is true, based on the Sapolsky reading?
a. The rhesus monkey is fast becoming the “darling” of many groups who study gender, since the females are more muscular and aggressive than males. b. A “subtraction experiment” is when a hormone such as testosterone is removed from a subject and levels of aggressive behavior decrease. c. Hormonal studies of female mass murderers have shown them to have more testosterone than estrogen, on average. d. Biology completely determines human behavior.
The Charvaka sect believed
A. that the gods were figments of the imagination. B. that too many Indians were falling into the trap of atheism. C. that everything was divine. D. that India would be best served by a reaffirmation of the leading role of the brahmins. E. in personal salvation through a personal faith in the Buddha.
The Persian law system under Darius sought to
A. codify the laws of the subject peoples where possible. B. terrify the subject tribes of the empire into submission. C. impose a completely uniform law code on the entire empire. D. abolish the laws of individual lands. E. enslave the conquered tribes.