Abraham Lincoln's reelection chances in 1864 received a tremendous boost from the
A) reception of the news that General Sherman had captured Atlanta.
B) quick success of General Grant's campaign in northern Virginia.
C) popular enthusiasm in the North for his Emancipation Proclamation.
D) Peace Democrats' inability to agree on a candidate to oppose him.
A
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In 1924, Coolidge was unsuccessful in his reelection.
a. true b. false
Why did Vladimir Lenin allow low-level capitalism as part of the New Economic Policy (NEP)?
a) He sought to lessen the economic dislocations and famine caused by the Russian Civil War. b) He understood that no “perfect” socialist country could ever exist. Consider This: Even the Politburo was unsettled in 1921. See 12.2: The Red Menace. c) He needed small-time businessmen to support him in the Russian Civil War. Consider This: Even the Politburo was unsettled in 1921. See 12.2: The Red Menace. d) He used kickbacks from these industries to pay for the Russian war effort. Consider This: Even the Politburo was unsettled in 1921. See 12.2: The Red Menace.
In the long run, who was the real winner in the Peloponnesian War?
A) Athens B) Sparta C) Persia D) Macedon
The Mughals perpetuated what Indian pattern?
A) Delhi was India's permanent capital. B) No one capital dominated. C) India's capitals were always located in the Indus valley. D) India's center was generally in the Deccan.