In the latter 1950s, the United States' interest in South Vietnam
A. was predicated on Diem agreeing to hold free and open elections.
B. was purely commercial.
C. was nearly nonexistent.
D. was mainly in replacing the corrupt Ngo Dinh Diem government.
E. made the country a recipient of large amounts of American military and economic aid.
Answer: E
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Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the American response to Europe in the years immediately following the First World War?
A. The United States government announced a fifteen-year postponement of all Allied debts. B. The United States government generously canceled the Allied debts. C. The United States government pressed for debt payment from France but not from Great Britain. D. Private American charities and official relief programs provided massive amounts of foodstuffs to needy Europeans.
One of the issues that led Egypt to attack Israel in the Yom Kippur War was:
a. to support Lebanon, which had been invaded by Israel. b. because of Israeli plans to build permanent settlements on the West Bank. c. Israel's continued control of all of Jerusalem. d. the fear that Israel might once against seize the Suez Canal. e. in retaliation for the Israeli assault on Kuwait.
The 1829 state constitutional convention in Virginia revealed __________
A) the growing influence of immigrants in Virginia B) a strong consensus among white Virginians over slavery C) divisions between free and enslaved African Americans D) divisions among white Virginians over slavery
According to the introductory video in section 16.3, what feature of the American political system helps to explain the weakness of working-class politics in the United States?
A) the electoral college B) the separation of powers C) the two-party system D) the two-house legislature