Perhaps most emigrants to the Far West were motivated by dreams of
A) bettering their lives by cultivating the land.
B) making a fortune by the mining of gold.
C) restoring their health by escaping debilitating sicknesses.
D) bringing Christianity and education to the Indians.
Answer: A
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a. United States had never extended formal diplomatic recognition to the Soviet government. b. British and Americans had delayed opening a second front in Europe during the war. c. British and Americans had not informed the Soviet Union of the A-bomb project until it was completed. d. United States had not given the Soviets any lend-lease aid during the war. e. United States had installed a pro-American government in France.
After the sinking of the Lusitania, how did Britain and France have a temporary advantage?
A) The German surface fleet was confined to port. B) Allied sonar was developed for detecting U-boats. C) Wilson declared that no American ships would cross the Atlantic. D) Germany lost its ability to move troops by sea. E) the United States immediately entered the war.
John F. Kennedy won the 1960 presidential election because he hid his Catholic religious background from the public and because he called for American nuclear disarmament
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.