For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
philosophes
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Boris Yeltsin set himself up for failure by declaring
A) that he would reinstate a communist economic model with adjustments if the capitalist experiment did not work in Russia. B) a quick transition to a capitalist democracy for Russia. C) that he would introduce a sustainable democratic model. D) that he would make good on his promise to cease the corruption of local officials. E) All of these
Claiming the Rio Grande rather than the Nueces River as the boundary of Texas gave the United States a claim to __________
A) New Mexico and parts of Colorado B) Oregon and Washington C) Kansas and Oklahoma D) Nevada and Utah
In the 1790s and early 1800s, private companies built roads called
A) byways. B) thoroughfares. C) highways. D) turnpikes.
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) began to fail because
a. it failed to enforce the restraints on wages, hours, and working conditions. b. it required too much self-denial on the part of industry, labor, and the public. c. NRA chief Harold Ickes proved unable to administer its massive building programs. d. it did not provide enough protection for labor to bargain with management. e. there was not enough publicity to make the public aware of its goals.