The United States went to war with Spain in Cuba to
A) protect the large U.S. investment in the island.
B) help the Cubans win their independence.
C) annex the island.
D) avenge the sinking of its fleet in Havana harbor.
A
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Opponents of the Mexican War claimed all of the following EXCEPT
A) the war was an immoral attempt to gain more territory. B) President Polk deliberately provoked Mexico into war. C) southern slaveowners pushed for war so as to benefit themselves. D) the war was too expensive.
According to abolitionists, slavery was all of the following EXCEPT
A) a violation of human rights. B) unconstitutional. C) a sin. D) economically counterproductive.
Which of these arguably had the broadest impact in the period of the Enlightenment?
A) rising literacy B) the scientific method C) new religious outlooks D) warfare
How did Kennedy secure the African-American vote in the 1960 presidential election?
A) He promised to defend African nations from communism. B) He promised to appoint an African American as his running mate. C) He supported the release of Martin Luther King, Jr. from jail. D) He publicly criticized southern Democrats who supported segregation. E) He was a close personal friend of Stokely Carmichael.