Martin Van Buren won the presidency in 1836 because
A. land speculation had been reduced under President Andrew Jackson.
B. he was more popular with the public than Andrew Jackson.
C. his opponent openly advocated ending removal of the Indians.
D. federal spending had supported an economic boom.
E. the political opposition offered multiple candidates.
E
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What caused President Reagan's change of policy toward the Soviet Union in his second term?
a. The Soviet Union was becoming a major economic power that the United States could not afford to isolate any longer. b. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and escalated the arms race. c. New Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was interested in making peace with the United States. d. New Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev was committed to blocking American interests abroad. e. The Soviet Union lacked a recognized leader and had fallen into chaos and civil war.
Post Soviet states such as Lithuania and the Ukraine struggled with
a. Economic self-sufficiency b. Political stability c. Border disputes d. Ethnic tensions e. All of these
The American Federation of Labor
a. concentrated on concrete goals like raising wages and reducing hours of labor. b. drew its support from unskilled workers. c. attempted to build a political party exclusively for labor. d. embraced socialism and other radical causes.
The caste system was in part a reflection of the light-skinned Aryans conquest of the dark-skinned Dravidians.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)