The primary reason that President Warren G. Harding was willing to seize the initiative on the issue of international disarmament was that
a. he feared renewed war in Europe.
b. he did not believe a strong and modern navy was necessary for the defense and security of the United States.
c. businesspeople were unwilling to help pay for a larger United States Navy.
d. he did not want the League of Nations to take the lead on this problem.
e. American public opinion overwhelming supported shrinking the U.S. Navy to prewar levels.
c
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In what way are Albert Bierstadt's Emigrants Crossing the Plains and Charles Wimar's Attack on Emigrant Train similar in their portrayal of the West?
A) They employ symbolism to illustrate the favored nature of white settlers. B) They emphasize the travails of those headed into the frontier. C) They exaggerate aspects of westward travel for dramatic effect. D) They celebrate the deeds of individual heroes. E) They accentuate the beauty of the Western landscape.
Whom did Jefferson defeat to win a second term?
A) James Monroe B) John Adams C) Aaron Burr D) James Madison E) Charles Pinckney
Which statement best assesses the Washington administration's policy of pacifying the northwestern and southwestern Indian tribes to weaken their friendship with Britain and Spain?
A) New Englanders derailed it because they feared disrupting commercial relations with Britain. B) It constituted the greatest diplomatic triumph of the administration. C) When France's revolutionary government sent Citizen Genet to the frontier to recruit Native Americans for the French side, the policy collapsed D) The Indian Trade and Intercourse Acts went largely unenforced. E) The policy backfired when Britain and Spain declared war on the United States to defend the Indian tribes.
The Battle of ______________ resulted in the Treaty of Greenville and cleared the Indians from the Ohio Territory.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).