In 1860 and 1861, President James Buchanan asserted
A. that states had the constitutional right to secede from the United States.
B. that he would not resupply Fort Sumter, as it was a lost cause.
C. that he would surrender Fort Sumter if South Carolina would rejoin the Union.
D. that the federal government had no authority to stop a state from seceding from the Union.
E. All these answers are correct.
Answer: D
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a) Council of Foreign Ministers b) Council of Economic Advisers c) North Atlantic Treaty Organization d) Loyalty Review Board
President Eisenhower and Secretary of State John Foster Dulles proposed massive retaliation as a way to
A) increase government spending on military programs. B) contain the spread of communism in China. C) make American responses to Soviet expansion more cost effective. D) increase American troop levels in Europe.
The massive levy of conscripts, needed to protect France from invasion, resulted in
a. creating the largest army in Europe. b. turning the government of the Jacobins into an expansionist mode. c. creating a strong sense of nationalism, amongst the peasants.. d. the rise of the army against the Jacobins. e. the dismal failure to push back the Austrian and Prussian invasion.
Compare the type of writing used by the early Mesopotamians and Egyptians. In what way was the development of writing influential to the development of their cultures? Discuss how the development of a written language further informs our understanding of these civilizations today.
What will be an ideal response?