Which event was most crucial in steam becoming the leading energy source in the United States by the year 1900?
a. a series of large-scale strikes by coal miners
b. the discovery and opening of large coal deposits
c. the building of new dams across major rivers in the West
Ans: b. the discovery and opening of large coal deposits
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When he ran for president in 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower presented himself as a
A) conservative isolationist. B) conservative internationalist. C) liberal isolationist. D) liberal internationalist.
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a. By outlawing Catholicism. b. By initiating a civil war. c. By declaring English the official language of all his territories. d. By having the Irish parliament agree that it was an independent kingdom ruled by him. e. By unilaterally declaring Ireland part of the English realm.
African Americans were not allowed to serve in organized fighting units.
a. true b. false