The Civil War caused the United States government to grow in size and power, and that growth was indicated by all of the following except which one?
a. The Treasury's spending and tax collection increased.
b. The War Department's operations boomed in order to supply the army's needs.
c. The State Department's diplomatic work tripled.
d. The federal civil service increased fivefold from 1861 to 1865.
C
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All of the following are true of politics in non-Western society EXCEPT
A) A small elite controls access to the power and wealth. B) The ruling power tends to derive governmental power from pre-colonial monarchs. C) In general, one political party or the army controls public life. D) Large landholders dominate the countryside to intimidate the small farmers and laborers. E) The ruling power holds dictatorial power in most cases.
Which of the following is true of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party of 1964? a. Its delegates were certified as the true Democrats of Mississippi. b. Its delegation challenged the delegation of regular Mississippi Democrats at the Democratic NationalConvention
c. Its delegation was totally ignored at the Democratic National Convention. d. It was composed of white, middle-class racists who challenged the predominately African Americandelegation of Mississippi Democrats.
What technique was adopted by the British in the Boer War?
A) Cavalry charges B) Massive fortifications C) Scorched earth warfare D) Trench warfare E) Light cavalry
Why was life expectancy lower for blacks and other racial minorities in the early 1900s?
a. Race riots targeted blacks and other racial minorities, violently affecting their life expectancy. b. They made up the bulk of factory laborers whose jobs were dangerous and therefore life-threatening. c. They suffered more the dehumanizing effects of assembly-line production. d. They were excluded from the census, so the statistics are inaccurate. e. In general, they were poorer, endured worse living conditions, and had less access to health care.