Lincoln rejected the Crittenden compromise because _______
A) he wanted to avoid war with the South
B) war was by then inevitable
C) extending the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific would solve the slavery issue
D) the firing on Fort Sumter had begun the war
E) he felt he had a mandate to oppose slavery
Answer: E
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a. Obama wanted instituted a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, while Clinton wanted to ban gays and lesbians from serving in the military. b. Obama thought it was an issue that should be left to the military to solve, while Clinton wanted gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. c. Obama thought that a determination should be made on a case-by-case basis, while Clinton implemented a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. d. Obama thought gays and lesbians should be able to serve openly in the military, while Clinton instituted a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
Like the opponents of Abdul Hamid, the Decembrist uprising was ________
A) motivated by opposition to Westernization B) inspired by Marxism C) led by military officers D) a failure
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A) Slavery was a harsher system than the factory system in the North. B) Slavery was a positive good sanctioned by the Bible and ancient philosophers. C) Slavery benefitted the entire nation due to its profitable success in commercialized farming. D) Slavery improved both the physical and moral lives of African Americans.
Between 1859 and 1893, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos all fell under the control of
A. the Dutch. B. France. C. the United States. D. England. E. Germany.