Which of the following statements about the Union League of America is LEAST accurate?
a. It attracted supporters with its ritualism and its aura of secrecy as well as its devotion to liberty and equality.
b. It was an openly partisan organization, drumming up southern support for the Republican Party.
c. It was originally founded during Reconstruction by black New England soldiers who wanted to expand black rights in the North.
d. As it spread throughout the South, the League gained the support of large numbers of black men who turned to it for political guidance.
c. It was originally founded during Reconstruction by black New England soldiers who wanted to expand black rights in the North.
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All of the following were true of education provided to Africans by Western powers EXCEPT
A) Africans were sent to the colonial power's home country for a Western-style education. B) Africans were provided a basic education in local languages. C) Select few were educated past the ABCs. D) The few advanced educated Africans became the 20th century nationalist leaders. E) African intellectuals used Western education to free themselves from the colonial powers.
Looking at Map 34.2, "Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union," which of these gained the most from the Soviet Union in as a result of World War I?
A) Poland B) Austria C) Czechoslovakia D) Lithuania
The creation of the Second National Bank of the United States was instrumental in limiting the power of
a) Congress b) Democrats c) state banks d) state legislatures
One of the reasons that a relative handful of Indians could hold off the battle-hardened Civil War veterans of the U.S. Army was because the
A) Indians had a highly effective centralized leadership. B) U.S. Army had fewer than 2,000 soldiers to cover over ten million square miles. C) Indian leaders were skillful at organizing campaigns. D) Indians were superb guerilla warriors—the best cavalry soldiers in the world.