Who was responsible for the educational institution known as the Academy of Athens, founded in 380 B.C.E?
a. Socrates
b. Plato
c. Aristotle
d. Hippocrates
b
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To stop the run on banks, FDR announced __________
A) the closure of five large banks B) the establishment of a new Bank of the United States C) the nationalization of the banking system D) a bank holiday
The phrase "wall of separation between church and state"
A) was explicitly written into the First Amendment of the Constitution to guarantee that governments not interfere with the work of churches and churches not interfere with or gain support from government. B) came from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson to members of a local Baptist association in Connecticut expressing the republican belief that politics and religion should remain as separate from each other as possible. C) was one of the rare anti-republican sentiments expressed by Thomas Jefferson in a letter to local Baptist Church association in Connecticut. D) was used by Thomas Jefferson to advocate for the expansion of state support of the Congregational churches in Connecticut, through mandatory taxes, to include all Christian churches and Jewish synagogues.
What caused the Meiji Restoration of 1867?
a. Commodore Perry's show of force in Tokyo Bay b. an aristocratic revolt against the Japanese emperor c. the samurai seizure of the Japanese government to preserve Japan's independence d. a revolt of the merchant class, which benefitted greatly from the new trade with the outside world e. a religious uprising to protest Christianity
Which of the following did William Seward NOT recommend to Abraham Lincoln as the war with the South appeared imminent?
A. Provoke a war with Spain. B. Provoke a war with France. C. That he, Seward, should take over control of the government. D. Dispatch agents to Canada, Mexico, and Central America to drum up resistance to the Confederacy. E. Attack the rebels at Fort Sumter immediately.