How did America react to news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space?
a) Indifferent
b) Pride in human achievement
c) Determination to not lose the space race
d) Threats of military action against the Soviets
Ans: c) Determination to not lose the space race
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Contemporaries referred to the 1920s as the "New ________."
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
In order to borrow money from the IMF, countries must
A. meet rigorous qualification criteria. B. promise to pay the money back within six months. C. provide collateral on the loan in the form of weapons. D. pass an economic exam based on free-market principles.
Who was described by one critic as the "Benedict Arnold of the Negro Race"?
A) Booker T. Washington B) Frederick Douglass C) William Trotter D) Theodore Roosevelt
Which of the following is true of the Bland-Allison Act and the Sherman Silver Purchase Act?
a. By putting more money into circulation, they laid to rest demands for inflating the currency. b. They expanded the money supply so much and caused so much inflation that even farmers began to protest. c. They did not pump enough new money into circulation to satisfy debtors and left the impression that the government favored creditors. d. They ran contrary to the political trend of the day in that both were straightforward, uncompromising pieces of legislation.