In 1916, ________ led a force north from Mexico into the United States and attacked the town of Columbus, New Mexico in an attempt to provoke an American intervention south of the border.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Pancho Villa
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In the Zimmerman Telegram, German foreign minister Arthur Zimmermann negotiated in support of
A) a declaration of war against the United States. B) an attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. C) an alliance between the United States and the Central Powers. D) initiating more U-boat attacks against Allied ships. E) a border war between Mexico and the United States.
What was the purpose of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer Project?
A) protest the escalation of the Vietnam War. B) help and encourage African-Americans to become registered voters. C) force the Interstate Commerce Commission to declare segregated transportation facilities unconstitutional. D) persuade the state legislature to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. E) convince southern blacks to join the military.
In 1896, why did William Jennings Bryan suffer the worst defeat of any presidential candidate in a generation?
What will be an ideal response?
Modern research has found what percentage of human DNA to be identical to that of apes?
a. 10 percent b. 25 percent c. 50 percent d. 99 percent e. Humans and apes share physical similarities but no common DNA.