The 1913 Underwood-Simmons Tariff
A. raised tariff rates to a new high.
B. represented a political setback for President Wilson.
C. was sought by progressives in hopes of weakening the power of trusts.
D. reduced foreign competition in the United States' domestic markets.
E. passed despite opposition from congressional Democrats.
Answer: C
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Pakistan's early history
A. was unexpectedly smooth, as industrial production rose by ninety-three percent and the country became agriculturally self-sufficient. B. was marked by deep internal struggles over language, religious, and regional issues. C. produced a Constitution in 1956 with a Western-style parliamentary system. D. saw unexpectedly peaceful relations develop between it and India. E. saw Pakistan become a secular society.
What best characterizes the relationship between the Chinese and Japanese written languages?
a. The two languages are actually closely related. b. The Chinese written language was based upon the written language of Japan. c. Written Chinese was discarded in favor of the Cyrillic alphabet. d. Using Chinese characters as phonetic symbols, Japan created a workable "hybrid" system. e. The Chinese borrowed the Japanese script as the basis of its written language.
As part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society initiatives, the Metro and BART public transportation systems were created in which cities?
What will be an ideal response?
Many Americans were against the 1991 Persian Gulf War because ___________________.
A. they were afraid that Iran would come to Iraq's aid and declare war against the United States B. they accepted Saddam Hussein's claim that Kuwait was not a separate nation but merely a province of Iraq C. they took seriously the Soviet Union's threat of nuclear retaliation if the United States used armed force against Iraq D. they believed that economic sanctions against Iraq should be given more time to work