The chapter introduction tells the story of the Battle of Bunker Hill to make the point that
A. Americans won their revolution by pitting dedicated amateur soldiers against the might of Britain's professional redcoats.
B. initially the war went badly for the Americans, testing their commitment to liberty and independence.
C. a key question in that battle and throughout the war was whether Americans would really fight to win their independence.
D. declaring independence was one thing, but after the Declaration, actually fighting against the authority of one's own king was quite another.
C. a key question in that battle and throughout the war was whether Americans would really fight to win their independence.
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A) He led an independence movement in the Philippines. B) He assisted the Americans in seizing Hawaii. C) He served under Commodore Dewey in the Philippines. D) He assisted the Spanish in dominating the Philippines. E) He baptized many thousands of Christians.
Which statement about the Great Depression is FALSE?
a. The stock market crash in the United States led to the withdrawal of American investments in Europe thus weakening the European banking system. b. Economic depressions were a new phenomenon in the European experience. c. During the depression women were often able to secure low-paying jobs and servants and housekeepers while many men remained unemployed. d. The classical liberal remedies for depressions were balanced budgets, cutting costs, and raising tariffs, all of which only worsened the crisis. e. Fascism and communism appealed to many because of the perceived failure of capitalism.
The greatest network of irrigation canals between the 14-19th century was found in the Delhi Sultanate of
a. Ceylon. b. Great Zimbabwe. c. Mali. d. China. e. India.
The Good Neighbor Policy
a. was instituted by the United Fruit Company in an attempt to increase profits. b. was the result of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. c. promised better relations between the United States and Latin America. d. ended all United States economic involvement in Latin America. e. was a guarantee by the United States government that American troops would be sent to the countries of Latin America in order to maintain peace.