How do films that were made after 1990, such as Dances with Wolves and Unforgiven, represent the American West?
A) They focus on a revisionist view that depicts Native Americans with sympathy and the West
as a hostile place.
B) They continue to portray Native Americans as insignificant contributors to the development
of the West.
C) They accurately address the ideas found in Frederick Jackson Turner's Frontier Thesis.
D) They revive the traditional themes of 1940s and 1950s Westerns that featured heroic cowboys
and hostile Indians.
A
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A. He read the works of English philosophes. B. He visited England on holiday. C. He was the French ambassador to England. D. He lived in exile in England.
Which of the following was not a result of the brief 1866 war between Austria and Prussia?
A. A Russian and Austrian defensive alliance defeated the French and British in the Balkans. B. Austria was no longer a major participant in German affairs. C. Bismarck organized the north German states in the North German Confederation. D. The south German states signed military agreements with Prussia. E. The development of unified German strength began to worry the French.
After 1890, the U.S. Navy’s building program ________
A) was sharply curtailed to help balance the federal budget B) began to concentrate on fast, lightly armored commerce raiders C) began to emphasize static, coastal defenses over building ships D) shifted to the construction of a battleship navy with offensive power E) started using steel steamships instead of sailing vessels
Japanese nationalists argued for a change in political policies because
a. massive emigration was robbing the nation of its best brains. b. the free market was hurting Japanese exports. c. Japan needed to open the door to more and better-trained foreign scientists. d. they wanted more aggressive foreign and imperial policies. e. a decentralized government was viewed as weak.