Which of the following does NOT describe the conditions under which the Latin Americans gained independence?
A) In the wake of the Napoleonic invasion of Spain.
B) As a result of the Spanish king's intolerable tyranny.
C) As a counter to a feared movement toward racial democracy.
D) Inspired by the successful North American and French revolutions.
E) The criollos' resentment at being always subordinated to the peninsulars.
C
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All of the following are true about Gerald Ford's approach to foreign policy EXCEPT
A) the government of South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam and the American embassy in Saigon had to be evacuated. B) the United States successfully prevented India from acquiring an atomic bomb. C) the administration supported a military coup in Argentina. D) Ford met with the premier of the Soviet Union and signed the Helsinki Accords that continued cooperation between both nations.
What does this photograph of the four Chrisman sisters standing in front of their sod home in Custer County, Nebraska, reveal about life on the Great Plains?
A) Homesteading was often accompanied by the challenges of loneliness and drudgery. B) Sod homes and dugouts offered basic amenities like running water and glass windows. C) Single women were often more successful at homesteading than single men or families. D) Farming on homesteads was profitable because of mild weather conditions and fertile soil.
The statement that "while we have land to labour, let us never wish to see our citizens occupied at a work bench," supports Thomas Jefferson's vision of the United States as a nation of __________
A) thriving industrial artisans B) independent yeoman farmers C) fiery revolutionaries D) wealthy slave owners
The former Democrat who became president upon the death of William Henry Harrison was ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).