American acquisition of the colonies after the Spanish-American War
A) was opposed by President McKinley for racist reasons.
B) led to considerable controversy over the policy.
C) rested on purely idealistic motives.
D) faced little opposition among Americans.
Answer: B
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A) end slavery. B) prevent anarchy and disorder in the South. C) extend suffrage to freed slaves. D) confiscate property from former slave owners.
Which of the following events related to the Cold War did not happen during the administration of George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993?
A) The USSR and the United States signed an alliance against China. B) The United States and Soviet Union signed a treaty reducing their nuclear arsenals by 25 percent. C) Mikhail Gorbachev resigned from office. D) The Berlin Wall was torn down. E) Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania declared their independence.
A further legacy of the slave trade was ____, which imagined Africans as inferior to Europeans and even denied their humanity.
a. classism b. sexism c. racism d. populism
How did China’s landscape play an important role in shaping its history?
A. Its mountains and deserts isolated the Chinese from advanced agrarian societies in other parts of Asia. B. Its vast stretches of rich farmland made it easy for agricultural advancement. C. Its eastern and western frontiers became the site of conflict between various Chinese peoples. D. Its earliest settlements developed in mountainous regions. E. Its hazardous terrain forged strong bonds between different groups who relied on each other for survival.