Evaluate the following statement: Although the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is usually cited as the beginning of World War II, America was already at war at the time
What will be an ideal response?
By December 7, 1941, the United States was supplying the British and patrolling the North Atlantic. It had already engaged the Germans on the high seas and had lost several ships, most notably the Reuben James. It had set up bases on Greenland, which belonged to Denmark, which in turn had been conquered by Germany. Perhaps most important, the United States had agreed to the terms for fighting the war. The Atlantic Charter defined the war's Wilsonian ends.
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
President Thomas Jefferson's Indian policy included
A. an offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society, and to reorganize their territory as a separate state in the Union. B. an offer to Indians to become settled farmers and join white society, and an insistence that they give up claims to tribal lands in the Northwest. C. an offer to Indians to reorganize their territory as a separate state in the Union. D. an offer to Indians to have full citizenship in the United States and the right to vote. E. the insistence that Indians reduce the size of their exclusive tribal lands in the Northwest, as well as allow some limited hunting by white settlers on those lands.
According to Kohls, the U.S. values tradition over change
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890 called for the federal government to
A. purchase silver but not coin it. B. expand the nation's currency supply. C. abandon the gold standard. D. purchase and coin silver. E. change the ratio of silver to gold to 20:1.