The Hartford Convention declared the secession of the New England states
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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What contribution did Ngo Dinh Diem make toward the escalation of hostilities between the United States and North Vietnam?
(A) He proclaimed himself commander in chief of Viet Cong armies and organized guerrilla attacks on United States military installations. (B) He was appointed by the French government to serve as a temporary president of Vietnam. (C) He refused to carry out political reforms in South Vietnam. (D) He advocated an alliance between himself and Ho Chi Minh to prevent United States intervention in Vietnam. (E) He wrote articles in the Vietnamese popular press encouraging the public to support Marxism.
The Wilmot Proviso linked __________ with opposition to the spread of slavery.
a. racial prejudice b. religious principle c. Manifest Destiny d. popular sovereignty
The long-range implications of Alexander’s conquests included all of the below EXCEPT:
a. The spread of Greek culture into central Asia and India. b. The migration of about a million Greeks to the areas that comprised the empire. c. Long-lasting, stable political systems across the region. d. The institution of successor states in Egypt and Southwest Asia.
Jefferson asserted landlessness threatened democracy as much as illiteracy because
a. poorer people would not have the means to travel the long distances to the polls to vote. b. he feared that those without property could become political pawns of those who owned land. c. he feared an uprising of the landless, leading to mobocracy. d. only people with land had the means to obtain the education needed to be good citizens. e. None of these choices are correct.