Beginning in 1821, merchants from Missouri created a flourishing trade with the remote Mexican city of
a. San Antonio.
b. El Paso.
c. Santa Fe.
d. San Diego.
e. Mexico City.
ANS: C
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Based on the text, which of the following is the most plausible cause of the witch hunts?
A. The droughts causing famine, especially in Ireland, led to the death of many, and because the witches claimed to control the weather, they were to blame. B. Witches were primarily women, and because women bore children that were causing an economic and scientific panic, they were to blame. C. The corrupt government needed a distraction from the bad publicity, and because the same women that were suspected of being witches were spreading the news of corruption, politicians saw witch hunts as an answer to both of their problems. D. Religious divisions and warfare threatened the security of society, and the witches were the scapegoats of a social panic.
Which of these provided the model for Prince Shotoku's government?
A) China B) Korea C) Buddhism D) Vietnam
Although the first commercial television transmission occurred in 1939, why was it not until the early 1950s that television really took off with the American public?
A) American entrepreneurs were more concerned with containing communism. B) The high rise in prices after World War II made it too expensive to afford televisions. C) World War II slowed down the production of televisions. D) The railroad strikes of the late 1940s hampered the growth of television production.
The defense policy statement known as NSC-68 __________
A) proposed to cut funding from the American military B) advocated a massive expansion of the American military C) allocated funds to Western Europe to combat the threat of communism D) prohibited the development of the hydrogen bomb E) emphasized the need to rely on diplomacy to deal with the Soviets