Which of the following was true at the outset of the Spanish-American War?
a. There was little public support for the war in the United States.
b. The American military was well prepared to fight a war.
c. It was difficult to find the necessary volunteers for the American military.
d. The American army was composed of soldiers well trained in quelling Native American uprisings.
e. The American army was 200,000 strong.
D
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Which of the following does NOT apply to liberalism in the decades after 1815?
a. Enhancement of individual liberty was liberalism's primary concern. b. Individuals are basically good, endowed with inalienable rights, and capable of shaping their own identities and destinies. c. Liberalism was a direct descendent of the American and French Revolutions. d. The belief that unfettered by tyranny and ignorance, the mind can eradicate age-old evils. e. The government should directly manage the economy to guarantee everyone access to adequate resources and equal opportunities.
As commerce secretary during the 1920s, Herbert Hoover championed the idea of business ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Whose acquisition of Sicily was one example of the grand but ill-fated ventures of the Hohenstaufens?
A. Frederick I B. Otto III C. Frederick II D. Louis the German
A key consequence of the Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 was:
a) the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress. b) General Washington's decision to retreat to Valley Forge for the winter. c) the immediate surrender of all British troops to the Continental army. d) France became an ally to the United States.