America's European allies argued that they should not have to repay loans that the United States made to them during World War I because
a. the United States had owed them about $4 billion before the war.
b. the United States had charged excessive interest rates on the loans.
c. they had paid a much heavier price in lost lives, so it was only fair for the United States to write off the debt.
d. the United States was making so much money from Mexican oil that it did not need extra dollars.
e. Germany was not paying its reparations to them, so they could not afford to pay off the loans.
c
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In the late nineteenth century, why was it more common for western than for eastern states and territories to grant women the right to vote?
A) Western states did not have the sharp division between Catholics and Protestants that hindered the suffrage movement in the East. B) Fewer women lived in the trans-Mississippi region, so men in these states and territories believed their votes would have minimal impact on elections. C) Women's suffrage leaders Carrie Chapman Catt and Alice Paul were natives of the West and eloquently persuaded their home states to grant women the right to vote. D) Western states appreciated the active role women took in the Civil War and rewarded their actions by granting them suffrage.
The Scopes trial of 1925 was a legal battle concerning the conflict between
A. nativists and immigrants. B. blacks and whites. C. creationism and evolution. D. urban and rural society. E. U.S. Steel and the Amalgamated Steelworkers' Union.
Why did Germany resort to submarine warfare?
A) to combat the British naval blockade on trade with the Central Powers B) to illustrate its technological superiority over the Allies C) to divert attention from its military defeats on the Western Front D) to respond to attacks by armed American merchant vessels E) to compensate for its weak and ineffectual ground army
Johnson's acquittal established this precedent about removal of a president from office
A) only criminal actions warrant removal B) the appearance of criminality was not enough C) political disagreements must have civil evidence D) only treasonous actions are grounds for removal