________ created the Contract With America.
a) Ross Perot
b) Bill Clinton
c) George W. Bush
d) Newt Gingrich
Answer: d) Newt Gingrich
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Jacques Cartier's travels to North America in 1534 and 1535-36 had all of the following consequences EXCEPT
A) Cartier's travels formed the basis of future French land claims along the St. Lawrence River Valley and in Newfoundland. B) Cartier's travels sparked a friendly, trading relationship with local Indians that would transform the lives of native tribes and Europeans. C) Cartier's travels prompted the French to abandon their quest for a half-century after they discovered there was no easy way around North America to the Asian lands they really wanted to explore. D) Cartier's travels facilitated future French explorations to the St. Lawrence River Valley when France developed a serious interest in North America 50 years later.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower led the D-Day invasion because
A) he was the highest ranking U.S. officer. B) he had the most wartime experience of any U.S. officer. C) he was the Allied nations' unanimous choice. D) Roosevelt personally chose him.
Which statement best summarizes Europe's experience in the mid-nineteenth century?
A) The revolutionaries of 1848 failed in the short run but won most of their demands in the long run. B) Peaceful means were ineffective, and the established order could only be changed by violence. C) Nationalism was a fading force of decreasing influence and would not hold sway much longer. D) Economic change seemed to occur in a vacuum and had little relationship to political change. E) Wealth was a stabilizing force, as the most economically developed countries experienced the least political change.
The United States secured the right to build the Panama Canal by dealing with the
a. director of the French company from which it bought rights to the canal. b. newly elected government of Panama. c. government of Colombia. d. French government. e. United Nations.