Which of the following statements concerning salons is NOT true?
A) Salons were literary-minded gatherings where advanced ideas were discussed.
B) As hostesses of salons, women were able to influence artistic and literary taste.
C) Salons were frequented by wealthy bourgeoisie but shunned by aristocrats and government officials.
D) The reputation of a salon depended upon the men a hostess was able to attract.
E) The perception that women exerted undue influence on politics led to the decline of salons.
C
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A) the overwhelming opposition in the U.S. Senate by northern Whigs and northern Democrats to extending slavery to such a large would-be state. B) Henry Clay's support for the treaty could not overcome the belief of many skeptical southern Whigs that the linking of Texas and slavery by Tyler and his secretary of state, John Calhoun, was just a political gimmick to advance their political ambitions. C) the political leaders of the independent Texas republic expressed public misgivings about annexation by the United States. D) the strong opposition of the Mexican government to the Texas annexation treaty.
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A. obligatory payments B. irremissible payments C. discretionary payments D. compulsory payments
Some americans were interested in the philippines islands
A. from sugar growers B. for their strategic location C. voting in private voting booths D. through the use of naval power
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A. Iran and Iraq B. Egypt and Syria C. Lebanon and Kuwait D. Saudi Arabia and Yemen E. Libya and Palestine