Livy incorporated legendary tales into his history of early Rome to
a. add some levity and entertainment value.
b. teach moral values and virtues.
c. show is cleverness as a writer.
d. flatter and please the king.
e. humiliate Rome's enemies. .
b
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When he was elected president in 1852, Franklin Pierce attempted to rally the nation to support an aggressive policy of
A) abolishing slavery. B) tariff revision. C) anti-Catholicism. D) territorial expansion.
What did Westerners get in exchange for their support of the McKinley Tariff?
A) support for the annexation of Hawaii B) passage of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act C) tax subsidies for railroads D) passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
For Europe, the late 15th and 16th centuries were a period of
a. strict conformity to established theological creed. b. unprecedented territorial expansion. c. close connection between the northern humanists and the church. d. economic stagnation and social crisis.
Despite the president's eventual admission that he had lied about the Lewinsky affair, in the end a majority of the American people
A. believed the entire affair had been fabricated by the Republican Party to hurt the president. B. did not support Republican calls for impeachment. C. disapproved of him and wanted him removed from office. D. were generally indifferent to his behavior.