All of the following statements regarding the 1932 "Bonus Army" are true EXCEPT that
A. several thousand American veterans camped out in Washington, D.C.
B. Hoover called some marchers' behavior evidence of uncontrolled violence and radicalism.
C. the "Army" demanded Congress create relief programs for World War I veterans.
D. many Americans viewed President Hoover as unsympathetic to the veterans.
E. Congress refused to formally consider the demands of the "Army."
Answer: C
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a) stimulated the economy b) drained the economy c) reduced the size of the government d) weakened the power of the government
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A) The U.S. wanted a weapon that would end the war quickly. B) Albert Einstein warned Roosevelt that Nazi scientists were already working on developing an atomic weapon. C) Word of a successful nuclear chain reaction experiment reached Roosevelt, and he wanted to make sure the U.S. developed the bomb first. D) Several universities agreed to underwrite the research and supply their best scientists for the project. E) Wealthy Americans agreed to secretly provide the $2 billion necessary to develop the ultimate weapon.
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a. the trial of John Peter Zenger in New York. b. the Paxton Boys in Philadelphia. c. the Regulator movement in North Carolina. d. the Great Awakening in New England. e. opposition to slavery.
Why did President Harry S. Truman step up his anti-Communist rhetoric in March 1947?
a. He wanted to impress voters for the next upcoming election. b. News of the Soviet nuclear bomb raised tensions worldwide. c. He had to convince Congress to support massive spending on a worldwide anti-Communist campaign. d. Truman wanted to send a signal to the Soviet Union