What seems to have been Stephen Douglas's intent with the Kansas-Nebraska bill?
a. He wanted to promote the construction of a midwestern transcontinental railroad.
b. He wanted to strengthen his chances for re-election to the Senate in 1854.
c. He wanted to settle permanently the conflict over slavery in the territories.
d. He wanted to win national attention as the basis for a future presidential campaign.
a
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As shown in this graphic, what conclusion can be made about the World War I reparation payment system in the 1920s?
A) The entire reparation system was financed by American capital. B) Germany was able to make regular reparation payments to the Allies with its own funds. C) The United States remained an isolationist nation during the 1920s. D) The Allies failed to repay their war debts to the United States.
Louis XIV implemented all the following policies in France EXCEPT
a. mercantilism. b. making himself head of the Catholic Church in France. c. the repression of Protestantism. d. building up the military. e. building a lavish palace at Versailles.
widespread panic; caused by bombs, fear of Communists and anarchists overthrowing the government
What will be an ideal response?
For German military strategists, the entry of the United States into the war in April 1917 meant that
a. they would no longer be able to use their submarine weapon effectively. b. they would have to defeat France and Britain before a large American force arrived in Europe. c. they would have to seek an immediate cessation of hostilities and peace treaty with Russia. d. the war would become one of swift movements rather than stalemated trench warfare. e. they would have to switch from an offensive to a defensive strategy.