In 1956, scheduled national elections for Vietnam were cancelled because
A. the pro-Western government in South Vietnam refused to hold them.
B. the communist government in North Vietnam refused to participate.
C. a leading presidential candidate was assassinated.
D. actions by the National Liberation Front (NLF) prevented free and open elections.
E. the United Nations asserted it would be impossible to prevent election fraud.
Answer: A
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A. its highest unemployment rate in thirty years B. a rising standard of living for both the nation's richest people and the nation's poorest people C. a rapidly declining stock market D. an ever-narrowing gap between the incomes of the rich and the poor
How did the September 11, 2001, attacks affect the U.S. economy?
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Beginning in the __________, historical records in Virginia suggest a tendency to view African Americans as slaves
A) 1620s B) 1640s C) 1660s D) 1680s
When Lincoln made his call to arms, many Northern communities __________
A) responded enthusiastically B) agreed to send money and supplies but not men C) were ambivalent about joining up D) rioted against fighting a war to free slaves