During World War II, the first important Allied victory in the Pacific occurred
a. in the Philippines
b. on Guadalcanal Island
c. near Midway Island
d. at the Battle of Coral Sea. e.
none of these choices.
ANS: C
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A) a bias in his inability to understand and treat the Chinese as individuals. B) a humanitarian desire to help them make a better life for themselves in the United States. C) a fervent passion for ending discrimination against the Chinese. D) an unbending racist desire to have them all deported. E) a facility with the Chinese language.
Which statement best describes the economic policies of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's controller general of finances?
a. They were absolutely unique in Europe. b. They involved new accounting practices to take the tax burden off the peasants. c. They were based on the economic theory of mercantilism. d. They gave Louis a large surplus in the treasury that he needed to carry out his wars. e. They could best be described as laissez-faire.
The wild frontier towns where the three major cattle trails from Texas ended were
a. Kansas City, Kansas; Pueblo, Colorado; and Laramie, Wyoming. b. Tulsa, Oklahoma; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Denver, Colorado. c. Topeka, Kansas; Omaha, Nebraska; and Casper, Wyoming. d. Abilene, Kansas; Ogallala, Nebraska; and Cheyenne, Wyoming. e. Atchison, Kansas; Greeley, Colorado; and Bozeman, Montana.
Lincoln, later revered as the Great Emancipator, ironically infringed on the civil liberties of northerners during the Civil War-specifically by
A. suspending the writ of habeas corpus in specified areas in the North and at times in the entire North. B. defying the Supreme Court's order to free those imprisoned without being charged. C. recommending postponement of the presidential election due to be held in 1864. D. suspending the writ of habeas corpus in areas still in rebellion in the South.