Undoubtedly, the most durable offspring of the Kansas-Nebraska controversy was
a. the resurgence of the Whig political party.
b. the new Republican political party.
c. a constitutional amendment banning slavery in any new territories.
d. rejection of popular sovereignty.
e. the death of the Democratic political party.
b
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What best describes the split between the French working and middle classes?
a. It was largely solved by the liberal reforms of the Third Republic. b. It enabled the Third Republic to elect a new monarch in 1875. c. It led to a strong parliamentary system of government. d. It was further widened by the brutal suppression of the Paris Commune in 1871. e. It ended in the light of continued Prussian threats to France's national survival.
James Madison argued that minority opinions would fare best in which of the following?
A) a monarchy B) a large nation C) a small republic D) a mighty empire
Which of the following factors was not a reason why President Harry Truman decided to use the atomic bomb in 1945?
A) He was concerned about the high potential casualty figures from an American invasion of the Japanese home islands. B) He wanted to prove to the world that the United States hated the Japanese and wanted them to suffer because of their attack on Pearl Harbor. C) The Japanese had suffered terrible destruction from American bombing attacks but were still not willing to surrender. D) Japanese soldiers and sailors almost always refused to surrender even when it was clear that their cause was lost E) He hoped to intimidate the Soviet Union.
Descartes became famous for his statement in Discourse on Method, "I think, therefore I am."
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false