President Eisenhower proposed to follow a course that politically would "take that straight road down the middle." By the 1950s, "the middle" meant all EXCEPT
A. containing the Soviet threat through active involvement around the world.
B. recognizing that limited, regional conflicts had global connections with the potential for nuclear destruction.
C. rejecting Communist ideology while recognizing the value of allowing leftists to advocate their beliefs in a pluralistic, free society.
D. promoting New Deal-style government responsibility for managing the economy and providing social programs.
Answer: C
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A. included a German offer to help Mexico take back the some of the American Southwest. B. revealed that Germans were attempting to foment a race riot in the American South. C. was intercepted by agents working for the United States. D. revealed plans by Germany to expand the use of its submarine fleet. E. helped weaken public support in the United States for war.
African American soldiers at the time of the Spanish-American-Cuban-Filipino War ____________________.
A. faced racism within the military just as they did within society B. served only in the Corps of Engineers C. were not allowed to engage in combat D. were not allowed to become commissioned officers
How did the seventeenth-century migration of the Barbadians to the Carolinas shape the colony’s development?
a) They established a slave-based plantation economy. b) They made Catholicism the official religion. c) They introduced a matrilineal social structure. d) They created an egalitarian political system.
The "progressive movement" was driven by
a. the ideas of Eugene Debs. b. the leadership of the Populist Party. c. the contention that individualism, and not government help, could solve social ills. d. a general belief that moderate reforms were needed to help end social disorder.