In the mid-19th century what American adventurer/businessman, assisted by a mercenary army, briefly took over Nicaragua?
a. Andrew Carnegie
b. William McKinley
c. William Walker
d. Porfirio Diaz
e. Theodore Roosevelt
c
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A) States claiming states' rights refused to enforce the law while they fought it in the courts. B) The government was covertly involved in many bootlegging operations. C) "Moonshine" was much stronger and more addictive than alcohol previously produced in America. D) Those who supported temperance lost interest in the movement once the Eighteenth Amendment was passed. E) Enforcement was weak and underfunded.
In the 1700s, trading patterns between China and Europe _______ relative to patterns of the 1500s
A) were reversed B) continued C) changed direction D) intensified
In response to the violence encountered by the Freedom Riders in Birmingham, Alabama, and Montgomery, Alabama, President Kennedy
a. sent federal marshals to Alabama to protect them, but allowed them to be arrested in Mississippi. b. chastised those involved for engaging in civil disobedience. c. provided them with military escorts for the rest of their journey. d. took no action.