Why is the election of Rutherford B. Hayes, also known as the Compromise of 19877, significant?
A.) It marks the beginning of Radical Reconstruction.
B.) It marks the first time Congress had to decide a presidential election.
C.) It marks the beginning of severe corruption in politics.
D.) It marks the end of Reconstruction.
D.) It marks the end of Reconstruction.
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All the following may be said about Herodotus EXCEPT
a. as the "father of history," Herodotus was a thoroughgoing rationalist. b. Herodotus was free of the common Greek contempt for the non-Hellenic world. c. Herodotus did not merely repeat legends but he often sought to discover what really happened. d. the gods had a relatively minor role in his histories. e. Herodotus seemed to share in the Greek fascination with the tragedy of hubris.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.