What significant issue did the Missouri Compromise aim to resolve?
a. Giving land to Native Americans.
b. Slaves being treated as property.
c. The extension of slavery.
d. The abolition of slavery.
e. The protective tariff.
Answer: c. The extension of slavery.
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What role did Great Britain play in the Civil War?
A) Strong public support in England for the North made no difference in British policies. B) Davis threatened to declare war if England delivered two ironclad rams built for the Union. C) England needed northern wheat more than southern cotton. D) Great Britain strongly supported the Union in every way possible throughout the war.
At the Allied conferences of 1945, the most divisive issue was the American plan to organize the United Nations after the war.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The monumental architecture during the Safavid period is famous for its
a. simplicity and lack of embellishment. b. spontaneity and lack of coherent structure. c. use of ceramic tiles to decorate in lavish fashion the facades and domes of buildings. d. "illuminationist" approach to design.
Nineteenth-century minstrel shows
a. were traveling productions in which white men in "black face" imitated African-American songs and dances. b. were most popular with female audiences. c. were the first theatrical entertainments to include black performers as regular troupe members. d. were popular only in the large seaport cities of the Northeast. e. were popular only in the South.