Ordinary soldiers on the Civil War battlefield:
A. Were not as committed to ideology as their generals
B. Often wrote home of the glories of battle
C. Were ordered to maintain strict hygiene as a rule
D. Had to contend with the threats of a new rifle technology
Answer: C
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A) ?Salvation was predetermined. B) ?Christ was not present in the Eucharist. C) ?A learned sermon was the heart of worship. D) ?Membership in the church should be extended to anyone who had been baptized. E) It was necessary to live lives of severe self-discipline.
Probably the most significant explanation for the fall of the Qin dynasty is that the
A. army turned against the attempt of the emperor's wife to seize power. B. factionalism and resentment created internal weaknesses that undermined the dynasty's survival. C. the eunuch system created a new base that resulted in an internal seizure of power. D. the humanitarian nature of Qin Shi Huangdi's policies produced a vulnerable and weakened empire. E. natural causes like massive floods caused by the Yellow River.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the U.S. Supreme Court
a. began to whittle away at affirmative action programs and anti-discriminatory policies. b. became the sole liberal holdout in a government otherwise dominated by conservatives. c. expanded its progressive agenda as more women and blacks took seats on the Court. d. consisted entirely of white men for the first time since the 1960s.
What president issued more vetoes than all previous presidents combined?
a. Thomas Jefferson b. Martin Van Buren c. Millard Fillmore d. Andrew Jackson e. John Quincy Adams