Was Bismarck a nationalist? What were his goals for the German state?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Bismarck's belief in conservative institutions
2. Bismarck's willingness to embrace liberal ideas in order to draw popular support to the monarchy
3. The use of nationalist rhetoric to unify the German people behind Prussian authority
4. The fulfillment of nationalist ambitions through Bismarck's military policy
5. Bismarck's successful maintenance of conservative government in the wake of unification
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To help pay for the Civil War, both the North and the South
a. raised taxes. b. printed paper currency. c. sold bonds. d. imposed high protective tariffs. e. borrowed from foreign governments.
In the South during the last twenty years of the nineteenth century,
A. most industrial growth came from coal mining. B. the average income reached 80 percent of that in the North. C. southerners became more dependent on agriculture than ever. D. textile manufacturing increased ninefold. E. per capita income fell sharply.
How did Manifest Destiny influence American ideas about the West?
What will be an ideal response?
The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for
a) African Americans to serve in combat positions b) Soldiers to take short leaves from fighting c) Veterans to attend college for free d) Enlisted men to receive officer training