Take a position on the famous question of whether Napoleon was the "author or undertaker" of the French Revolution. Defend your position with specific examples.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary.
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Where was the Democratic party strongest in the late 19th century?
A) South B) Upper Midwest C) New England D) West Coast E) Great Plains
John Mitchell, E. Howard Hunt, and G. Gordon Liddy arranged the break-in at the Watergate complex in order to
A) find information about Daniel Ellsberg that would discredit him in the eyes of the peace movement. B) destroy the Democratic National Committee's files of potential campaign contributors. C) wiretap the telephone of the Democratic National Committee. D) play a harmless prank on their political rivals. E) retrieve evidence that Spiro Agnew had had an affair with an intern.
How was Wilson's practice of foreign affairs similar to his evolution over social reforms?
A) From the beginning of his presidency, he tried to follow his predecessors' policies and managed to do so throughout most of his presidency. B) At the beginning of his presidency, he tried to change his predecessors' policies and ended up following most of them in the end. C) From the beginning of his presidency, he tried to follow his predecessors' policies but failed to do so throughout most of his presidency. D) At the beginning of his presidency, he tried to change his predecessors' policies and managed to do so throughout most of his presidency. E) Throughout his presidency, he went back and forth between supporting and then changing his predecessors' policies.
The transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau
A. was more conventional in his thinking than Ralph Waldo Emerson. B. established a college for transcendentalism at Walden Pond. C. argued that being part of society helped individuals to transcend their egotism. D. argued Americans had a moral right to disobey the laws of the United States. E. felt every individual should balance society's expectations with one's own instincts.