The United States differed from other nations for all the following reasons EXCEPT
A) state constitutions guaranteed personal freedoms.
B) church and state ties were severed.
C) common people participated in the government.
D) mercantilism remained the dominant economic system.
E) it possessed an elaborate system of checks and balances.
D
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What determined whether or not a community was for or against prohibition in the 1920s?
A) its size B) its class, ethnic, and religious make-up C) its location in the South, North, or West D) whether it was rural or urban
Why did the Chinese Nationalists led by Jiang Jieshi (Chiang Kai -shek) do little to oppose the Japanese forces in North China?
A) The British refused to allow them to organize a resistance. B) They were more concerned with Chinese Communists. C) The natural resources in southern China made that area more valuable to protect. D) They lacked military forces. E) The Nationalists and the Japanese were allies.
Although Wilson won only 42% of the popular vote in 1912, he won the electoral vote because of:
A) the strong Socialist vote won by Debs. B) divisions in the Republican Party. C) a Democratic majority in the House. D) Taft and Roosevelt dividing the Southern vote.
The Battle of Gettysburg was especially significant because
a. Lee's army was effectively shattered. b. it guaranteed Lincoln's re-election in 1864. c. Philadelphia and New York were safe from attack. d. Lee's military genius and right-hand man, Stonewall Jackson, was killed. e. Union victory meant that the Southern military cause was doomed.