Why was the Battle of Midway so important?
A) The U.S. victory virtually eliminated Japanese offensive capabilities.
B) The U.S. victory pushed the Japanese to the brink of surrender.
C) The Japanese victory forced the U.S. to retreat to Australia.
D) The Japanese victory facilitated further Japanese expansion in Asia.
Answer: A
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A. The canals and railroads built in the North only benefited factory owners and financiers. B. The canals and railroads built in the North had a unifying effect by linking the Northeast with the Old Northwest. C. The canals and railroads built in the North benefited the entire nation and helped to integrate both the South and the Old Northwest into the North's market economy. D. The canals and railroads built in the North severely strained the economy of many Northern states, causing some of those states to declare their state treasuries bankrupt.
How did enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law galvanize abolitionist support in the North?
What will be an ideal response?
Before he became Thomas Jefferson's personal secretary, Meriwether Lewis was a/an
a) secretary to George Washington. b) territorial explorer. c) river expedition guide. d) native American trade expert. e) Army captain.
What does this image of the western side of the Berlin Wall reveal about the residents of West Berlin?
A) their desire to maintain the wall B) their fear and desperation about the wall C) their playfulness with and acceptance of the wall D) their anger and irreverence toward the wall E) their attempts to fortify the wall