After the Civil War, a leading trend in business was the increase in exports of
A) agricultural products.
B) manufactured goods.
C) raw materials.
D) oil.
E) fashion.
B
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Tsar Alexander I turned away from reform and at home and abroad took the lead in suppressing:
A. nationalism and communism. B. liberalism and nationalism. C. communism and socialism. D. socialism and liberalism. E. feminism and Catholicism.
The Reparations Committee at the Paris Peace Conference set a reparations bill of $33 billion in gold for which nation to pay?
A) Italy B) France C) Germany D) Russia E) the United States
With the goal of decreasing U.S. dependence on oil from the Middle East, the Bush administration
A) proposed drilling in a nationally protected wilderness area in Alaska. B) lifted a ban on off-shore drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. C) opened the Pacific Coast to exploratory drilling. D) decreased taxes for businesses promising to use alternative energy sources. E) provided grants for research in "green" technologies.
Regarding the issue of conservation,
A. Roosevelt faced stiff opposition from businessmen like Gifford Pinchot, who was trying to obtain public lands for mining interests. B. Roosevelt proved more forward-thinking than even the majority of progressives who, while sympathetic to the cause, were mostly urbanites focused on city problems. C. Roosevelt had little interest, as he was more concerned with westward expansion and settlement. D. progressives had to force Roosevelt, known for hunting big game, to protect forest lands by threatening to withdraw political support.