The author of The Influence of Sea Power upon History believed the United States
A. should take possession of the Hawaiian Islands.
B. had too cumbersome a navy and should streamline it by decommissioning capital ships.
C. should both take possession of the Hawaiian Islands and go to war with England to destroy its navy.
D. should go to war with England to destroy its navy.
E. All these answers are correct.
Answer: A
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Lenin was forced to change his plans when he realized that a worldwide revolution would not take place. What was this new strategy?
A) He entered an era of "war communism." B) He established a new system of economic compliance with socialism and capitalism. C) The strategy that one socialist state can stand alone and exist in a capitalist world with a few minor adjustments D) He used the Red Army to give the people what they needed: land, food, and peace. E) He instituted a new policy of moderation and openness to working with other countries economically.
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A. malleable B. soft C. brittle D. hard
Prior to 1860, southern white women
A. were not expected to engage in manual labor, whatever their social standing. B. had a birth rate that was lower than the national average. C. had about the same access to education as northern white women. D. generally lived lives that were isolated from the wider world. E. were more likely to see their children grow to adulthood than northern white women.