How did most Americans want the new government to handle the debts incurred by the nation in the winning of independence?
A. They believed the government should repudiate those debts.
B. They believed the domestic debt should be paid in full but the foreign debt repudiated.
C. They believed all such debts should be paid at face value.
D. They believed the foreign debt should be paid in full but the domestic debt repudiated.
Answer: C
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In his negotiations to pass the Hepburn Act of 1906, what did Roosevelt reveal about his political strategy?
A) He capitalized on his popularity with the masses to coerce Congress to pass bills. B) He used his military past to command awe and obedience to his will as president. C) He employed yellow journalists and muckrakers to attack his opponents. D) As a young and new president, he relied too heavily on experienced advisors. E) He would use media exposure and deal-making with Congress to pass bills.
In comparing Mongol and Manchu rule in China, it can be accurately stated that the
A. Mongols were more successful than the Manchus. B. Manchus were more successful than the Mongols. C. Mongols were better at adapting to the ways of the Chinese than the Manchus. D. Manchus produced a system of government in China in which there was absolutely no distinction made for Manchurian identification. E. both succumbed to new invaders from the Asian steppes.
President Ronald Reagan's cold war rhetoric and budgets challenged détente and the Soviet ability to match U.S. spending, but internal changes in the communist world worked most effectively to bring an end to the communist system and the cold war.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The status of women under the Mughal regime
a. varied greatly, with women at court sometimes receiving education as under Emperor Akhbar. b. was universally poor, as all women were forbidden to own property. c. declined sharply when the Emperor ordered that Muslim women practice sati. d. was higher for Hindu women than for Muslim women. e. both b and c