Americans responded to the first two years of the Obama presidency by ________
A) consolidating support behind environmental policies to slow the rise of the oceans
B) increasing Democratic power in Congress in the “blue wave” election of 2010
C) demanding a dramatic increase in their income taxes to fund new government programs
D) handing Obama a crushing, historic rebuke in the 2010 mid-term elections
E) forming violent Tea Party militias that staged takeover attempts across the nation
Answer: D
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A) the violence between the Hindus and Muslims increased. B) cotton was a major import for Britain. C) the government did not want to lose the empire. D) the British navy needed it for bases. E) India?s Congress did not request independence.
Since the early 1990s, the United States has increasingly become __________.
A. the target of religiously motivated terrorism B. the arbiter of disputes within the Muslim world C. less supportive of Israel D. sympathetic to the Palestinian cause
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During the Spanish-American War, African Americans in the military __________
A) found segregation and discrimination similar to civilian life B) were treated as equals and given opportunities for advancements C) had little opportunity to distinguish themselves in battle D) were able to pressure the government for civil rights reforms E) were never allowed command positions