In 1890, the American electorate rejected ________
A) Democratic legislative activism by crushing the party in the congressional elections
B) Republican legislative activism by crushing the party in the congressional elections
C) both major parties by electing many third-party, especially Populist candidates
D) Republican passiveness by crushing the party in the congressional elections
E) Democratic passiveness by crushing the party in the congressional elections
Answer: B
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What happened in response to California's application for statehood in 1850?
A. President Taylor called a special session of Congress for the purpose of repealing the Missouri Compromise. B. Some Southern politicians wanted to postpone California's admission to the Union and make it a slave territory. C. Several New England states threatened to secede from the Union if California was admitted as a slave state. D. Congress adopted an amendment to the California statehood bill that extended the Missouri Compromise line to the Pacific Ocean.
Manumission was a process by which __________
A) owners freed selected slaves B) slaves gained free status after having run away C) slavery was established in new territories D) free blacks were enslaved
Before the1930s, the United States __________
A) had no appreciable middle class B) had the lowest average unemployment rate in the world C) provided no welfare state benefits D) had never experienced a significant economic downturn
Why was Stalingrad the turning point of the war in eastern Europe?
A) the Soviets drove back the Nazis B) the Nazis drove back the Soviets C) the Americans drove back the Nazis D) the British drove back the Nazis