In the spring of 1929, who reported that the economy was "absolutely sound"?
A) outgoing President Calvin Coolidge
B) incoming President Herbert Hoover
C) future President Franklin D. Roosevelt
D) Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon
Answer: A
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A. called for Japanese recognition of the Open Door policy. B. issued warnings to the Japanese government. C. sent financial aid to Chiang Kai-shek's government in China. D. imposed economic sanctions against Japan. E. sent Americans to Manchuria to train Chinese pilots.
What was the impact of urban renewal projects on the nation's older cities in the 1950s and 1960s?
A) Increasing levels of urban poverty and pollution B) The return of wealthy and middle-class residents to cities C) Displacement of black and working-class populations D) Intensification of white flight from those cities
Which of the following was proposed in the Contract with America?
a) a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution b) creation of a common North American market c) removal of all tariff barriers with Europe d) a free-trade plan with Mexico and Canada
The Mongol leader Temujin, who led his people to conquer parts of China, Russia, and Persia, is better known as
A) Genghis Khan. B) Saladin. C) Nuraddin. D) Timur. E) Khwarazm.