The panic of 1857 was most significant in its
a. severity as the worst economic downturn of the century.
b. duration as the longest economic downturn of the 1800s.
c. sectional character and psychological impact, pushing the North and South further apart.
d. devastation in the plantation strongholds of the South.
e. promotion of national unity in the face of hardship.
c
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What is true about school desegregation under Brown by 1960?
A) About 75 percent of all school systems had been desegregated. B) Only 17 school systems had been desegregated. C) All but a few schools in Alabama and Mississippi had been desegregated. D) No school systems were desegregated under Brown at that time.
Elegant white and celadon (a shade of __________) porcelain vessels were manufactured in great numbers in Song China, often in government-sponsored and –run kilns.
a. Blue. b. Green. c. Yellow. d. Red.
America's initial Open Door policy was essentially an argument to promote
a. free trade and competition throughout all of China. b. equal spheres of influence in China among all the European powers. c. military protection for the Chinese emperor. d. Christian missionaries to be able to their conversion work in China. e. the principle of self-determination.
What were the reasons for the politics of "appeasement"?
a. Fear of war b. Fear of communism c. Lack of familiarity with fascist tactics d. Belief that one's word was as good as a contract, according to Neville Chamberlain e. All of these