Why did Lyndon Johnson want Congress to pass the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
a. because he wanted a blank check from Congress to escalate the Vietnam War
b. because he wanted to demonstrate U.S. determination to defend South Vietnam
c. because he wanted to order retaliatory air strikes against North Vietnam
d. because he wanted to pave the way for a formal declaration of war
b. because he wanted to demonstrate U.S. determination to defend South Vietnam
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What types of goals did Farrakhan set for Nation of Islam members?
A) He pushed aggressively for civil and political rights. B) He wanted women to be the social and political equals to men. C) He pressed for equal constitutional rights for children of any race. D) He thought they should help themselves by emulating Booker T. Washington.
? In the early 1900s, critics of social injustice who contributed to the progressive movement included
A. socialists. B. railroad owners. C. Christians who were committed to the social gospel. D. feminists. E. journalists.
The Braden Copper Company created a social welfare program for its workers to encourage nuclear families because it
A) stabilized labor turnover, deterred absenteeism, and discouraged militant trade unionism. B) helped workers adjust to the harsh conditions of the isolated mining community. C) attracted a better educated, more highly skilled work force. D) encouraged company loyalty among the miners and cultivated government support.
What group had the highest risk of mortality from the flu pandemic that killed upwards of 40 million people worldwide?
A. men and women from tropical zones B. the very young and very old C. men and women in their twenties D. those who had survived exposure to battlefield toxins