Why did President Eisenhower persuade Congress to appropriate additional money for college scholarships and university research in 1958?
A) To overcome a perceived gap in science and technology with the Soviet Union
B) To expand the American middle class
C) To put financial teeth behind educational desegregation
D) To train a new cadre of experts to administer overseas aid programs
A) To overcome a perceived gap in science and technology with the Soviet Union
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After 1852, anger toward the Mormons in the Utah territory increased throughout the United States for which of the following reasons?
A. The Mormons officially sanctioned polygamy. B. The Mormons prohibited all non-Mormons from entering their state of "Deseret." C. The Mormons engaged in a rebellion against the government of the United States. D. The Mormons publicized their belief that Jesus was not divine and not the Son of God.
Bayezid was forced to abandon his plan of attacking the Byzantine Empire because __________
A) the pope's forces came to the aid of Byzantium B) his army staged a mutiny, refusing to fight anymore C) he was preoccupied with the civil war in Turkey D) he was defeated by Timur Lenk
What determined the schedule for merchants and pilgrims in Southeast Asia?
a. A strict time table b. Omens and signs c. The whims of Tang officials d. Prevailing winds e. The pronouncements of priests
By 1670, political representation for colonists in Virginia
A. favored western counties over eastern counties. B. expanded to include landholding black men. C. had grown more restrictive. D. was open to all white men over the age of twenty-one. E. involved elections taking place every two years.