During the 1950s, the U.S. government's primary motive for the development of rocket and missile technology was
A. the long-range delivery of weapons.
B. exploration of outer space.
C. to catch up with German knowledge of rocketry.
D. the quest to land a man on the moon.
E. the establishment of communication and spy satellites around the earth.
A
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Why did the number of Chinese immigrants fall drastically in the late nineteenth century?
a. Chinese laborers were treated so poorly in the West that fewer immigrants wanted to come to the United States. b. China severely restricted immigration to the United States beginning in the 1880s. c. The Homestead Act did not apply to Chinese immigrants and thus there was no land available for them. d. Many Chinese laborers found better work in Europe than in the United States. e. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 suspended immigration of Chinese laborers.
FDR attempted to "pack" the Supreme Court because he __________
a. knew opposing the Supreme Court would unite his disparate Democratic party b. knew opposing the Supreme Court would win him bipartisan support and national approval c. saw the Supreme Court's interference with the New Deal as unconstitutional and sought to remedy it d. wanted to remove the final and most powerful threat to his New Deal by appointing judges who supported its programs e. wanted to create a Democratic Supreme Court to ensure his legacy as the president who saved America
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Henry VII/Tudors
What will be an ideal response?
According to a Dadaist artist, "the great work of destruction" was
a. the Great Depression. b. World War I. c. Hollywood cinema. d. World War II.