The independence of European colonies in the Americas coincided with the growth of __________.
A. antislavery movements
B. commercial agriculture
C. railroads
D. the textile industry
Answer: A
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Which of the following challenged basic assumptions in Christianity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
A) scientific developments B) imperialist expansion C) nationalist movements D) mass immigration
President Truman contributed to American anticommunism after the Second World War by
a. recommending that "procommunist" books be removed from the nation's libraries and bookstores. b. claiming that all liberal Democrats were communist sympathizers. c. releasing classified information revealing an international communist conspiracy. d. ordering investigations into the loyalty of federal employees.
The "Reagan Revolution" refers to
a. the American conservatives backlash against the perceived excesses of the 1960s and '70s. b. a campaign to rid the United States of its reliance on OPEC's fuel oil imports. c. the political partnership Reagan forged with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. d. Reagan's taunting of Mikhail Gorbachev to "…tear down this wall!" e. the rescue mission to free the American hostages in Iran.
Alice Paul held a six-month vigil outside the White House to protest:
A) against child labor. B) restrictions of woman suffrage. C) against the anti-abortion bill. D) the ill-treatment of African American women. E) the dominance of men in a work place.