The Mexican-American War was known as "Mr. Polk's War" because __________
A) he personally led U.S. forces in battle
B) American strongly supported the war
C) the war was unpopular and politically divisive
D) Congress never approved a declaration of war
Answer: C
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A) They had little power but many privileges in a society that was egalitarian despite great divisions in wealth. B) They felt themselves to have more influence on Southern society than they actually did. C) They viewed enslaved African Americans as having better lives than they did themselves. D) They believed in the inferiority of African Americans. E) They benefited from slave labor even on their own small farms.
All of the following aspects of the Roman Empire facilitated the spread of Christianity EXCEPT
a. the transportation infrastructure permitted easy spread of the Gospel. b. a common language, Koine, enabled easy transmission of ideas. c. the active persecution of Christianity from its very beginning and throughout by the Roman state gave the faith an added quality of nobility. d. the universalism of the Roman Empire paved the way for the universalism of Christianity. e. Rome's imperial mission foreshadowed Christianity's spiritual cause.
Which of the following was true of the stock market during the 1990s?
A) The average price of stocks tripled. B) The average price of stocks halved. C) The composite index of the NASDAQ stock exchange grew by 500 percent. D) The composite index of the NASDAQ stock exchange grew by 20 percent. E) The composite index of the NASDAQ stock exchange reduced by 400 percent.
The Johnson administration's Office of Economic Opportunity
A. eliminated poverty in many regions of the nation. B. was criticized for its absence of minority appointments. C. called for the relocation of many of the nation's urban poor. D. included a controversial community action program. E. spent less than $500 million in its first two years of existence.