The vigorously partisan leader who led Republicans to a majority in the House of Representatives in 1994 was
a. John McCain.
b. Trent Lott.
c. Robert Dole.
d. Newt Gingrich.
e. Henry Hyde.
d
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A) the humanitarian concern that the American public had for Cubans and their independence B) presidents Cleveland and McKinley's aggressive expression of their pro-war view C) the strategic location of Cuba in the Caribbean D) the amount of capital that United States businessmen had invested in Cuban agriculture
The 1984 presidential election can best be characterized as:
a) a close contest with neither side a clear winner b) a landslide for the Reagan Bush ticket, thanks partly to a stronger economy c) a landslide for the Republican party in which the G.O.P. won the presidency and both houses of Congress d) vindication for Reagan's campaign to show that Democrats caused the hard times
As Burma came into the British Empire in a number of stages, the British culturally insulted the king by
a. refusing to attend Burmese religious rituals. b. not presenting gifts to the royal family as was the tradition by visiting officials. c. expecting the king to speak only English. d. refusing to remove their shoes in the high court. e. serving pork at state dinners.
Who was Crispus Attucks?
A) one of the people who died after accosting British soldiers at the Boston Massacre B) a famous slave who fought against the British in the battles of Lexington and Concord C) a black man who was famous for his poetry during the American Revolution D) a British loyalist who fought alongside Benedict Arnold in several battles