Between the Spanish-American War and World War I, American economic penetration in the Caribbean decreased
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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The large-scale movement of African Americans from the rural South to industrial cities began during the late nineteenth century mainly because of the
A) poverty and oppression of the South. B) prospective professional opportunities in the cities. C) abundance of factory jobs there for African Americans. D) absence of racial discrimination in the North. E) absence of job competition in the North.
Does U.S. foreign policy today more closely reflect the isolationist or the expansionist model?
a. Because the United States no longer participates in armed conflicts in other countries, it reflects the isolationist model. b. It reflects the isolationist model because the United States only participates in the world economically, and not militarily or politically. c. Because the United States participates in affairs throughout the world for its own benefit, it reflects the expansionist model. d. Because the United States only participates in the other countries' struggles for freedom, and not for any U.S. gain, it reflects the expansionist model. e. It reflects the isolationist model because the United States tries to establish its influence only in the Americas.
Why were the Manchus so successful at establishing a foreign dynasty in China, and what were the main characteristics of Manchu rule?
What will be an ideal response?
One of the writers who sharply dissented from the general American optimism and belief in democracy was
a. Nathaniel Hawthorne. b. James Fenimore Cooper. c. Walt Whitman. d. William McGuffey. e. Emily Dickinson.