Under Ronald Reagan, the United States was able to help sustain a Vietnam-like war that long embroiled Soviet forces in
a. Angola.
b. Uzbekistan.
c. Turkmenistan.
d. Kazakhstan.
e. Afghanistan.
e
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Modernists claimed victory in the Scopes trial because _________________.
A. they believed the testimony in the trial proved fundamentalism to be illogical B. they believed that William Jennings Bryan's eloquent defense of academic freedom led to greater national acceptance of that concept C. the Supreme Court subsequently overturned the conviction of John Scopes D. the state of Tennessee repealed its law prohibiting public-school instructors from teaching the theory of evolution
What were the main economic difficulties of transporting raw materials and finished goods along the rivers of Europe at this time?
a) the huge number of toll collectors who charged to pass over their little section of the river b) the lack of good docking facilities, which meant large portage payments Consider This: How many territories would a barge on the Rhine river in Germany pass through on an average trip? See 1.2: Immobile Lives. c) gangs of river pirates who regularly boarded barges, particularly during wartime Consider This: How many territories would a barge on the Rhine river in Germany pass through on an average trip? See 1.2: Immobile Lives. d) poorly built rivercraft that often sank, killing crews and bankrupting owners Consider This: How many territories would a barge on the Rhine river in Germany pass through on an average trip? See 1.2: Immobile Lives.
The so-called "Americanization of the world" refers to the
A. spread of U.S. movies and other popular culture globally. B. power of the U.S. military. C. global might of the U.S. economy. D. expansion of the U.S. educational system abroad. E. the bleak world-view of absurdist drama and literature.
Congressional members who aimed to protect and promote the interests of black southerners and to punish white southerners for the Civil War were called:
A) carpetbaggers.
B) scalawags.
C) Radical Republicans.
D) Redeemers.