Why did President Polk instigate a war with Mexico?
A) ?To gain the territories of California and New Mexico
B) ?To move the border of Texas to the Rio Grande
C) ?To gain a large piece of present-day Mexico
D) ?Both to obtain California and New Mexico and to move the Texas border to the Rio Grande
D
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a) big business b) small companies c) labor unions d) unskilled workers
During the early twentieth century, movies developed a strong following in ethnic neighborhoods because of all the following reasons EXCEPT
A) they provided escapist content. B) they required no knowledge of English to be enjoyed. C) they were inexpensive. D) they accurately portrayed the poverty and misery of working class Americans.
When there was not enough bread to supply all of the Parisian families, 6,000 women __________
A) marched on Paris and staged a rebellion B) marched to Versailles to confront the king C) marched into the countryside to demand wheat from the peasants D) attacked all the bakeries in Paris
What policy did George Kennan propose the U.S. adopt towards communism?
a. Massive retaliation b. Containment c. Appeasement d. Curtailment e. Mutually assured destruction (MAD)