Despite his doubts, why did President McKinley ultimately move toward war with Spain?
a. He thought victory might bring U.S. annexation of Cuba.
b. He feared that if he did not pursue war, his Democratic rivals would win the upcoming presidential election.
c. He wanted to secure freedom of the seas.
d. He knew the French and British would join him in this cause.
e. He hoped that wartime production would stimulate the U.S. economy.
b
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Which of the following was a victory for the Americans in the War of 1812?
A) Fort Dearborn B) Fort Detroit C) Battle of Lake Erie D) Niagara Campaign
Which of the following is true of Jefferson Davis?
a. He communicated better with the common people than with members of his own class. b. His amiable, warm, and open nature endeared him to all classes of southerners. c. Because of his intelligence and insightfulness, he was a masterful war leader. d. Because he was never able to reach out to the masses or understand their suffering, he lost the support ofthe common people.
Jacksonian Democracy could best be described as
A. passionate political loyalty and identification. B. a time of low voter turnout. C. a period of peaceful political action. D. politics as an activity reserved for the wealthy and prominent.
In the 1890s, the black journalist Ida B. Wells devoted her writing to attacking
A. the loss of black voting rights. B. the legality of segregation. C. the crime of lynching. D. the arguments of Booker T. Washington. E. restrictions on black education.