Which of the following WAS NOT territorial acquisition made by the United States in the 1840s that served to expand the United States across the continent?
a. Texas Annexation
b. Louisiana Purchase
c. Mexican Cession
d. Oregon Territory Compromise
Ans: b. Louisiana Purchase
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A) Deflation B) Stagflation C) Low interest rates D) Declining world trade E) Expanding gold supply
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the mound-building cultures of the North American Eastern Woodlands?
a. They erected large earthen mounds. b. Mound-building continued as a cultural phenomenon in North America for over 3000 years. c. Throughout their history the economic basis of mound-building cultures was hunting and gathering. d. Mound-building cultures were more highly stratified than any other culture in the Americas, with god-like kings and a complex social hierarchy based on economic function in society.
What does the concept laissez-faire mean?
A) Nonintervention of the government in the economy B) Freedom of religion C) The movement towards written constitutions D) The economic idea that nations should be self-sufficient in necessities E) The policy of European imperialism
An example of the failures of Soviet technology was illustrated by the nuclear accident at
a. Chechnya. b. Minsk. c. Baku. d. Helsinki. e. Chernobyl.