A(n) _________ consortium had begun gigantic earth-moving work to build a Panama Canal in 1879, but as a result of landslides, flooding, tropical diseases, and engineering disputes, it finally went bankrupt in 1888.
a. British.
b. American.
c. French.
d. Colombian.
c. French.
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As a result of "Bleeding Kansas,"
A. a United States Senator was brutally beaten on the floor of the Senate. B. the Democratic party chose a hard-line states' rights candidate as their presidential candidate. C. the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed. D. the United States Army was deployed to ensure a fair election in Missouri.
The scientific revolution was __________.
A. gradual, with few active participants B. a rapid mass movement C. undertaken over time by large numbers of educated people at all levels of society D. advanced by swift proclamations from supportive monarchs
In committing American troops to combat in Korea, President Truman
A) quickly unified a coalition of European powers against North Korea. B) requested that Congress declare war against North Korea. C) did not consult with Congress. D) acted in his capacity as the head of the leading power in NATO. E) worked through the United Nations.
The first of the "Five Civilized Tribes" to be removed to the West, beginning in 1830, was the
A. Seminole. B. Chickasaw. C. Creek. D. Choctaw. E. Cherokee.