The U.S. war with Spain was later called the "Splendid Little War" because
A) it did not cost the United States much money.
B) very few lives were lost.
C) it only lasted four months and the United States gained a great deal of territory and power.
D) there were only a few battles.
Answer: C
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The war in the Pacific was especially brutal for U.S. forces because
A) the Japanese had superior air and naval power. B) Japanese soldiers lived by a code that prohibited surrender. C) of the difficulty the United States had in moving supplies across the Pacific. D) naval and air bombardments of Japanese-held islands were mostly ineffective.
Slaves preferred the tasking system because:
A) free time was available when the task was completed. B) each slave was accountable for his/her work. C) masters often paid slaves for quickly completing a task. D) overseers were not present.
The conquest of ____ in 1944 was especially important because from there Americans could conduct round-trip bombing raids on the Japanese home islands
a. Guadalcanal b. Wake Island c. New Guinea d. Okinawa e. Guam
During the Jefferson administration, the British claimed the right to stop American merchant ships and seize
A. any slaves found on board. B. all military cargo. C. vessels that had deserters on board from British ships. D. any persons they chose. E. naturalized Americans born on British soil.