Which of the following battles during the Persian Wars saw 300 Spartans killed trying to defend a narrow pass?
A. The Battle of Marathon
B. The Battle of Salamis
C. The Battle of Thermopylae
D. The Battle of Platae
E. The Battle of Corinth
Answer: C
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a) a grassroots vigilante movement b) a centralized national conspiracy c) an exclusive club of the prewar gentry d) a coalition of carpetbaggers and scalawags
________ was contested most between slave and master
A) Family B) Work C) Leisure D) Religion
As the Republican nominee in 1860, Abraham Lincoln supported all of the following EXCEPT
A) banning slavery from the territories. B) lower tariff rates. C) a constitutional amendment protecting slavery in southern states. D) a homestead law.
How might FDR’s personal background have prepared him to meet the challenges of the Great Depression?
A) Since he was from a privileged background, he did not personally suffer financial hardship, which left him free to address the country’s crisis. B) His service as assistant secretary of the Navy under Woodrow Wilson prepared him to balance foreign and domestic affairs during the Great Depression. C) His relationship to Theodore Roosevelt helped him become a conservationist and a powerful Republican leader. D) His bout with polio gave him personal experience of suffering and made him more sensitive to the downtrodden of society. E) His Ivy League education helped him understand the needs of wealthy American businessmen during the Great Depression.