President Pierce's administration had in mind the goal of
A. a northerly route from the east to the Pacific Ocean.
B. investing massively in railroad construction throughout Missouri.
C. constructing a rail line between New Orleans and San Diego.
D. making Chicago the hub of an expanding regional rail network.
Answer: C
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After Franklin Roosevelt died, Eleanor
a) withdrew from public life and studied theology. b) served as a delegate to the U.N. and fought for human rights. c) remarried and moved to Europe. d) completely reversed her political ideology in the face of cold war realities. e) mourned for a year and died a few months later.
At the outset of the war, what strategy was favored by many on both sides of the conflict?
A) a defensive stance, in anticipation of a long conflict B) an early and forceful offensive, in anticipation that it would be decisive C) a strategy of total war, in anticipation that it would demoralize civilians D) a continuation of negotiations, in anticipation that Americans would prove unwilling to fight each other E) a slowly enveloping offensive, in anticipation of finding the other side resolute in its opposition
Due to its treatment of minorities, the Netherlands became:
a. A Puritanical state that assembled a “New Model Army” and executed its “stadhouder.” b. A victim of partition, as its various ethnicities were incorporated into other countries. c. A model of religious tolerance, for Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic groups. d. One of the final countries in Europe to try and execute witches.
According to Du Bois, Booker T. Washington’s program __________
A) all but accepted the inferiority of African Americans B) amounted to a declaration of war C) was far too progressive to ever work D) was based on faulty scientific research