Why did political cartoonist Ira Levine draw President Johnson's gallbladder incision in the shape of South Vietnam in his political cartoon Johnson's Scar?
A) to imply that U.S. involvement there was a scar on the Johnson administration
B) to symbolize the damage done to U.S. forces by Vietcong guerillas
C) to garner U.S. support for Johnson's leadership in fighting there
D) to underscore the idea that fighting communism in Asia was a core U.S. interest
A
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The refusal of most of the former Confederate states to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment in 1866:
A. Caused most Northerners to support the Radicals' demand that more economic opportunity be extended to freedmen B. Caused a thorough restructuring of Southern society C. Led to general land reform in the South D. Forced congressional Republicans to abolish the "Johnson governments" in the South, form new governments, and extend the vote to freedmen
Why did President Clinton reduce funding for the social welfare program Aid to Families of Dependent Children in 1996?
A) He thought it violated freedom of speech. B) He thought it interfered with integration. C) He thought it did little to reduce poverty. D) He thought black women would work less if the act was passed.
Although the war in Europe started in 1914, when did the United States enter?
a. At the same time b. Immediately after the sinking of the Lusitania c. 1917 d. November 11, 1918 e. After the disastrous defeat of the Allies at Gallipoli
Benjamin Banneker was best known for his work in what literary genre?
a. poetry b. almanacs c. spiritual autobiography d. political pamphlets