Upon taking office, Barack Obama faced enormous challenges, such unseen by an entering president since which of the following?
A) Franklin Roosevelt
B) Harry S. Truman
C) Lyndon Johnson
D) Richard Nixon
A
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Who was the leader of the Filipino resistance to U.S. occupation of the Philippines?
A) Emilio Aguinaldo B) Andres Samoza C) William Howard Taft D) Ferdinand Marcos E) Jose Marti
How did Democrats differ from Whigs over annexation and slavery in new territories?
a. Democrats endorsed expansion and a division of free and slave territories, while Whigs opposed annexation to avoid the slavery debate. b. Democrats opposed annexation to avoid the slavery debate, while Whigs endorsed expansion and a division of free and slave territories. c. Both Democrats and Whigs endorsed expansion, but Democrats wanted the new territories to allow slavery while the Whigs did not. d. Both Democrats and Whigs endorsed expansion, but Whigs wanted the new territories to allow slavery while the Democrats did not. e. Neither party endorsed expansion, but if it was inevitable, the Whigs encouraged the spread of slavery while the Democrats did not.
In the late nineteenth century, why was it more common for western than for eastern states and territories to grant women the right to vote?
A) Western states did not have the sharp division between Catholics and Protestants that hindered the suffrage movement in the East. B) Fewer women lived in the trans-Mississippi region, so men in these states and territories believed their votes would have minimal impact on elections. C) Women's suffrage leaders Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul were natives of the West and eloquently persuaded their home states to grant women the right to vote. D) Western states appreciated the active role women took in the Civil War and rewarded their actions by granting them suffrage.
A basic principle of nationalism is that political boundaries should coincide with __________.
A. ethnic boundaries B. traditional feudal lands C. major geographic features D. trade networks