When one American military officer in the Mexican War complained of a "thousand prying eyes and brazen tongues," he was mostly referring to __________
A) photographers who used the recently invented daguerreotype to capture images of the war
B) "war correspondents" sent by the press so that they could be independent of military reports
C) antislavery factions who were concerned that gaining Mexican lands would increase slavery
D) Mexican guerrillas who launched vicious attacks on United States forces in Mexico
B
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A) Cold War B) Third World War C) Rum Rebellion D) Neapolitan War E) Black War
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A) El Salvador B) Nicaragua C) Haiti D) Grenada
What was the most significant result of Ferdinand Magellan's exploration
A. He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean B. He died in the Caribbean Islands C. He led the conquering of the Aztecs D. His voyages showed that the circumference of the earth was longer than what Columbus had estimated
According to the author, individuals use celebrities as a nexus of ______.
A. social judgments B. identity negotiation C. self-evaluation D. moral role models