Under perestroika, Mikhail Gorbachev
A) intended to frighten the United States with more military spending.
B) intended to create a more free and open political culture in the USSR.
C) intended to turn all power over to the people.
D) intended to restructure the economic and political systems.
E) intended to make cosmetic reforms without altering state policies.
D
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How did many Americans view the War of 1812?
A) as a war to end slavery B) as a terrible war thrust upon them by the U.S. government C) as an attempt to gain large amounts of territory from France D) as a second part of the struggle for independence
Most of the Indian nations that Europeans encountered were
A. centralized around villages that had sustained their existence over hundreds of years. B. creations of the post-Mississippian dispersal. C. established during the apex of Cahokia. D. characterized by the enslavement of females.
Why did the United States follow a policy of open immigration during much of the 1800s?
a. Many United States citizens wanted to live abroad. b. The United States had a shortage of labor. c. Prosperous conditions in Europe resulted in fewer immigrants coming to the United States. d. Immigrants provided United States industry with investment capital.
The 19th century conservation movement
A) destroyed the old legend of the western frontier as the seedbed of American virtues. B) emphasized the abundance of western land. C) attempted to educate the public about the destruction of the environment. D) lobbied against the continual flooding of the Sacramento River. E) secretly funded entrepreneurs to avert government legislation.