The Scopes trial symbolized
A) the progress made by immigrants.
B) the continuing animosity between northern and southern states.
C) the clash between traditional and modern values.
D) labor's struggle to unionize.
Answer: C
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A) Jean-Baptiste Colbert B) Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet C) Adam Smith D) Cardinal Richelieu
Theodore Roosevelt became involved in the peace settlement for the Russo-Japanese War
a. to enhance his international stature as a key world leader. b. as a way of enhancing America's position in East Asia. c. when Russia asked for his assistance. d. because he feared that the British might intervene and thus gain prestige. e. when Japan secretly asked him to help mediate a peace settlement with the Russians.
In response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison contended that state legislatures could declare federal laws unconstitutional. This view first appeared in
A) the United States Constitution B) the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions C) The Federalist Papers D) Pinckney's Treaty
What did most eighteenth-century American intellectuals think about science?
A) They suspected that the mysteries of the universe were too complex for any human to truly understand. B) They thought that science amounted to little more than turning lead into gold and experimenting with balloons. C) They believed that science explained the laws of nature. D) They feared that science could pose the greatest threat to organized religion since the Reformation. E) All of these choices.