In 2007, which of the following contributed to a dramatic reduction in violence in Iraq?
a. Political reconciliation among the competing factions in Iraq
b. A "surge" in U.S. forces in Iraq along with an anti-insurgency strategy that emphasized protecting the civilianpopulation
c. A change in U.S. strategy that effectively closed the border between Iraq and Iran
d. The U.S. led reconstruction of Iraq's schools, hospitals, electric power plants, and water-purification facilities
b
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a. 8000 B.C. b. 4000 B.C. c. 2000 B.C. d. 200 A.D. e. 1000 A.D.
How successful were British authorities in extending the official reach of the Church of England to the eighteenth-century colonies?
a. Colonists in the South were largely Catholic and resented any increase in Anglican presence, but failed in opposing British action. b. Colonists welcomed any strengthening of the widely beloved Anglican religion in the American context. c. Colonists were indifferent to matters of government and religion, so British officials enjoyed a free hand in increasing Anglican authority. d. Colonists in New England had grown weary of their domination by Congregationalist ministers and accepted stronger Anglican support. e. Colonists outside the South were suspicious and resentful of British schemes to increase Anglican authority and successfully opposed them.
In the case of Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railroad Company v. Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court held that state legislatures could not regulate railroads because
a. the U.S. Constitution did not permit the government to regulate private industry. b. the state legislatures were acting on behalf of a private interest, Illinois farmers. c. the state legislatures had provided the railroad company with state regulatory exemptions when land grant legislation was enacted to help create the railroad. d. railroad executives had committed no illegal acts in their business. e. railroads were interstate businesses and could not be regulated by any single state.
The Haitian Revolution made it possible for the United States to open up the Mississippi Valley to the domestic slave trade.
a. true b. false