What was inflammatory about the Zimmerman telegram?
a. It attempted to bring Mexico into the war on the side of the Central Powers.
b. It asked Mexico to engage in war with the United States to draw it out of the European arena.
c. It promised Mexico the return of land lost to the United States in the nineteenth century if it would side with Germany.
d. It offered Mexico control of Spain at the end of the war for engaging the United States.
e. None of these.
c
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Which of the following is not correct regarding Chiang's programs in China?
A. His dependence on gentry support neutralized his ability to achieve major land reform. B. Confucianism was no longer generally accepted in the country. C. His repressive policies alienated many intellectuals and political moderates. D. He was able to solve China's economic problems but not its social ones. E. The pressures of the Japanese presence in northern China, and the effects of the Great Depression, undermined his efforts.
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a. Executive b. Legislative c. Judicial d. None of these choices are correct. e. All of these choices are correct.
American life in the late nineteenth century included __________
a. a movement toward healthier diets and lifestyles b. hopelessly primitive medical science c. a majority of the population living in urban areas d. a life expectancy of about 60 years e. food prices that were constantly getting lower