The main source of funding for the new United States in the war against Britain was
A. a tax on each of the colonies.
B. loans from prominent citizens.
C. the sale of public lands.
D. printing paper money.
Answer: D
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In the 1883 Civil Rights cases, the Supreme Court ____________________.
A. upheld the constitutionality of the 1875 Civil Rights Act B. strengthened the 1875 Civil Rights Act C. modified the 1875 Civil Rights Act D. struck down the 1875 Civil Rights Act
Based on the information found in this cartoon, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was compared to German Führer Adolf Hitler because they both __________
A) committed atrocities against their own people B) invaded sovereign nations through expansionist drives C) rebuilt their war-torn homelands and sought revenge on their oppressors D) actively tried to acquire nuclear arms
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A) to eliminate the Serb population in Croatia. B) the desire of Bosnian Muslims to declare a jihad and kill all Christians living within their areas. C) the desire of Serbs to kill or displace all non-Serbs from territory that they had coveted as their own. D) the cooperative effort of Serbs, Croats, and Muslims to live in strictly segregated areas. E) the Serb desire to consciously emulate Nazi Germany in policy and government.