How did President Johnson force a showdown with Congress over Reconstruction?
A) He pardoned Jefferson Davis.
B) He dismissed General Ulysses S. Grant.
C) He jailed Secretary of State William Seward.
D) He fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton.
Answer: D
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Which seems NOT to have been true in the early twentieth century?
a. As the West enjoyed unprecedented prosperity and representative government, it began to doubt its values. b. As the West dominated the world, it began to seriously question its assumptions about knowledge and the universe. c. The sense of doubt and frustration was most clearly articulated by average citizens. d. The fascination with the irrational contributed to dramatically irrational events such as World War I. e. A spiritual crisis would shatter Europe's social and political order.
Americans who strongly felt that the Johnson administration wasn't doing enough to escalate and win the war were known as lions.
a. true b. false
The First Battle of Bull Run dealt a severe blow to Union morale and dispelled the illusion that the war would be a short one.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In what way was Alfred E. Smith unique?
A) He was the first governor nominated for president by a major party. B) He was the first New Yorker nominated for president by a major party. C) He was the first clergyman nominated for president by a major party. D) He was the first Catholic nominated for president by a major party.