A house divided against itself cannot stand...I do not expect the house to fall; I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing, or all the other..." Abraham The divided house referred to in the speech was cause primarily by
A. Expansion
B. War with Mexico
C. Slavery
D. The suffrage movement
Answer: C. Slavery
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a. It had very little effect because it was not carried out effectively. b. It inspired the Soviet Union to continue to expand its communist empire. c. It succeeded in forcing the Soviet Union to stop expanding its communist empire. d. It failed to revive the sagging postwar economies of Western Europe. e. It led to a successful financial recovery in Western Europe.
The first important leader of Chinese nationalism and of the movement that became the Guomindang was
A) Sun Yat-sen. B) Manchu. C) Yuan Shikai. D) Michael Borodin. E) Empress Dowager Cixi.
Which element is LEAST characteristic of Greek tragedies?
a. They dealt with universal themes that still seem current today. b. Oresteia is the only complete trilogy that still exists. c. They developed before Greek comedy as a dramatic form. . d. Although they were based on suffering and disaster, they often ended on a positive note. . e. One popular theme was the nature of good and evil.
In the first few years after independence, Tejanos (Mexican Texans) __________
A. continued to be treated fairly by most Anglo Texans B. in East and Central Texas had livestock stolen and sometimes were forced to abandon their homes C. of working-class status experienced a few problems, but the old Tejano elite maintained its political and economic power D. relocated in large numbers to the area between the Nueces and Rio Grande Rivers, where there was more stability and greater economic opportunities