How did the US win the battle of Yorktown without a naval presence?
A. Ships were not involved
B. The British surrendered
C. U.S. troops had superior muskets
D. The United States relied on French ships
Ans: D. The United States relied on French ships
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A) Bill Clinton B) George W. Bush C) George H.W. Bush D) Barack Obama
Which of the following best describes Mussolini's contributions to the Axis cause during World War II?
A) Italy's military performance left Mussolini discredited and a liability to Hitler. B) His military genius nearly turned the tide of the war. C) Mussolini provided much of the military strategy Hitler followed in the war. D) Italians remained loyal to Mussolini even after Germany surrendered. E) By signing a truce with the Allies, Mussolini betrayed Hitler but saved Italy from destructive fighting on its soil.
Dr. Francis Townsend advocated the creation of
a. government-owned banks. b. federal pensions for the elderly. c. a guaranteed income for all Americans. d. free college education for all children.
Which of the following contributed to the success of free trade advocates during the Revolutionary War?
a. the publication of Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations b. Isaac Newton's explanation of the law of gravity as applied to economics c. the failure of wartime tariffs to solve the problem of the national debt d. riots over inflation in the streets of Boston e. memories of the despised Intolerable Acts