According to the primary source in this chapter, Historical Division, War Department, Omaha Beachhead, despite heavy losses, loss of equipment, and disorganization what turned this assault into a successful military event?
a. Naval bombardment
b. Leadership
c. Air power
d. German unpreparedness
e. Weather conditions.
b
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A) to maximize the light of God's intellectual and spiritual presence B) to resist the rain and snow of northern France C) to show off the great wealth of the Cistercian order D) to give the relics of the saints of France an impressive home E) to provide space for as many worshippers as possible
Which of the following best characterizes Napoleon's relationship with the ideals of the Enlightenment and the French Revolution?
a. He spread a limited number of legal and social reforms to the countries that he conquered. b. He sought to replace philosophical principles with ideologies of dictatorship. c. He completely repudiated the Revolution in favor of the institutions of the ancien regime. d. He fully embraced the spirit of Enlightenment and Revolution, bringing it with him and his armies.
Efforts to improve the lives of city dwellers included all of the following except. a. transportation improvements
b. advancements in water systems. c. construction of nickelodeons and amusement parks. d. building of libraries and museums. e. creation of urban public parks.
Senator John C. Calhoun's plan to protect the South and slavery and maintain the Union involved all of the following except
a. maintain the legality of slavery where it existed in states and certain western territories. b. return runaway slaves back to their slaveowners in the South. c. an impractical, unwieldy political scheme of electing two presidents, one from the North and one from the South, each possessing an executive veto. d. restore the political balance in the Senate of free states and slave states. e. prevent the spread of slavery in the California territory.