The Fourteenth Amendment
a. required former Confederate states to pay their war debts.
b. prohibited ex-Confederate leaders from holding public office.
c. guaranteed freed slaves the right to vote.
d. achieved all the goals of the radical Republicans.
e. made women as well as blacks U.S. citizens.
b
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Aaron Burr's hope to become the ruler of a new nation failed when:
a. James Wilkinson informed President Jefferson of the plot b. several Indian tribes refused to back the plan c. Burr's friends were unable to solicit enough money d. he lost the election
The chief accomplishment of the National Convention was
A) creation of the revolutionary calendar. B) preservation of the revolution from being destroyed by foreign enemies. C) creation of the Directory. D) the establishment of the National French School System. E) defeat of the counter-revolutionaries led by the Bourbon family in southern France.
After the Hundred Years' War, the monarchs of England and France worked to consolidate their political power. They were aided in this effort by
a. their acceptance of the concept of constitutional monarchy. b. a new sense of national identity among their subjects. c. a resurgence of regional loyalties among nobles. d. promising their subjects that they would uphold the concept of human rights.
How do these images of the man with the hammer in Berlin and "Tank Man" in Beijing's Tiananmen Square tell two different stories about Communism in Eastern Europe and China in the late 1980s?
A) Eastern European nations suffered severe retaliations for demonstrating against Communism, while Chinese officials responded with economic and political reforms. B) Soviet troops invaded protesting Eastern European nations, while the Chinese were more responsive to human rights. C) The man with the hammer was arrested and probably executed for his actions, while "Tank Man" became known for his defense of human rights. D) Communism in most of Eastern Europe fell through peaceful demonstrations, while demonstrators in China were unsuccessful in their attempts to bring about reform.