Why was the Battle of the Coral Sea significant?
A) Led to the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese control, making it possible for General MacArthur to have a strategic location from which to command the Pacific fleet.
B) Stopped any thoughts the Japanese had of taking India, despite the fact that the Japanese government suggested that it would liberate India if Britain lost the war.
C) Led to Japan's capture of all of Southeast Asia.
D) Halted Japan's march southward through the Pacific toward Australia, effectively turning the tide of the war.
E) Was one of the deadliest Pacific conflicts for the United States, temporarily making Americans fear that the war there might not be won.
D
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A. to remove party bosses from the candidate nomination process B. to create a more partisan population and encourage party loyalty C. to place more power in the hands of national legislators D. to allow for more referendums on public policy decisions
The Bourbon reforms resulted in ________ in the Americas
A) more direct Spanish control B) the decline of the profitability of Spanish colonies C) looser economic controls D) greater oppression for Indians
In the early 1900s, such established national unions as the AFL
a. welcomed women. b. excluded women. c. supported the goals of women workers. d. organized special chapters for women.
Using either the Anasazi/Mississippian or the Iroquois/Algonquian, compare and describe their attitudes about community in such areas as settlement patterns, food sources, social organization, cultural and political structures, and conflict.
What will be an ideal response?