When Kansas applied for statehood, President James Buchanan:
A) endorsed the pro-slavery constitution.
B) said the issue was a congressional one.
C) refused to consider the request at that time.
D) accepted the anti-slavery constitution.
Answer: A
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Which statement is correct concerning the Luddites?
a. They received little support in their areas of activity. b. They destroyed industrial machines that destroyed their livelihood. c. They were composed of the lowest unskilled workers in Great Britain. d. They were the first movement driven by working-class consciousness on the Continent. e. They demanded the establishment of a socialist economy.
Innovations in the election of 1832 included
a. election of the president by the electoral college rather than the House of Representatives. b. nominating conventions and party platforms, and a third political party. c. baby kissing and torchlight parades. d. nomination of presidential "favorite sons" by state legislatures. e. direct primaries and selection of vice presidential running mates by the presidential candidate.
The Chinese Civil War
A. lasted for fourteen years, from its beginning with the capture of Bao Dai by the Guomindang in 1936 until the victory of the People's Liberation Army in 1950. B. became a factor in United States domestic politics after Mao's victory over the Nationalists. C. ended in a truce brokered by General Marshall, who created a coalition government in China. D. was lost, according to the Truman administration, because of the incapacity of Sun Yat-sen's government and army. E. ended with Mao's capture of Taiwan.
Despite its promise, welfare capitalism was only partially successful because:
A) new immigrants refused to participate. B) workers remained economically insecure and at the mercy of employers. C) unions could offer better benefits than open shop businesses. D) high taxes ate up most of workers' wage gains.