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.
B
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What theme is the artist providing in the painting of the Union assault in 1862 on Battery Wagner in Charleston harbor?
A) that black troops were cowards and refused to fight against the Confederacy B) that white officers were inept and poor military leaders C) that the Confederacy would win the battle and the war D) that black troops and their white officers were courageous and sacrificial
The United States wanted German industry in the western zone to be left intact because:
A. it hoped to use Germany's economic might for its own military purposes. B. it was concerned that the U.S. would have to provide long-term economic support for Germany if German industry was dismantled. C. that was what the Soviets had done in the eastern zone. D. Truman feared the consequences of high unemployment in Germany. E. Truman saw domestic political advantages in doing so.
The two preeminent Republicans of the 1790s were
A. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. B. John Adams and James Madison. C. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. D. Alexander Hamilton and James Monroe. E. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Demographically, the Atlantic slave trade removed millions of people from Africa, mostly __ in their prime working years.
a. women b. girls c. boys d. men