Which of the following was a consequence of the Teller Amendment?
A) The United States was granted a protectorate over the eastern islands.
B) The United States was forced to leave Cuba independent once the Spanish-American War was over.
C) The United States helped in resolving the boundary issue between Venezuela and Britain.
D) The United States purchased the huge territory of Alaska from Russia.
E) The United States annexed Hawai'i and granted its products exemption from U.S. tariffs.
B
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The first person to use race to explain history was ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Treaty of Westphalia of 1648
a. gave rulers the right to impose their religion upon their subjects. b. ended the wars of religion through a policy of tolerance. c. almost succeeded in reestablishing the power of the Roman Catholic Church in England. d. ended civil wars throughout Europe.
Which statement best describes American consumers' expenditures in the 1920s?
a. With more homes having access to electricity, they purchased a growing number of household appliances. b. With automobiles too expensive for all but the wealthy, they continued to buy carriages and other horse-drawn vehicles. c. With the economy in a state of depression, they demanded durable goods that would last a long time. d. With an uncertain economy, they abandoned their "buy now, pay later" attitude.
The victor in the presidential election of 1896 was
a. William Jennings Bryan. b. Mark Hanna. c. William McKinley. d. Theodore Roosevelt. e. Grover Cleveland.