In 1924, Robert La Follette ran as a candidate of a new Progressive Party, which called for a reduced taxation of wealth and governmental ownership of the railroads.
a. true
b. false
b. false
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The Danish astronomer who devoted years to charting the movements of planets and stars, which pointed to problems in the Ptolemaic model, was
A) Johannes Kepler. B) Tycho Brahe. C) Nicholaus Copernicus. D) William Gilbert. E) Jan Van Eck.
Why did FDR offer loans to the Chinese in 1937 after its invasion by the Japanese?
A) He was concerned that the Japanese would adopt communism. B) He wanted to mediate a peaceful resolution of the conflict. C) He worried about the effects of the invasion on Chinese-American trade. D) He believed that the United States should actively help to resist the Axis powers.
President Roosevelt's chief "administrator of relief" and one of his closest advisors was
a. George Norris. b. John L. Lewis. c. Mary McLeod Bethune. d. Harry Hopkins. e. David Lilienthal.
How did Tycho Brahe contribute to the scientific understanding of the universe?
A) His precise observation allowed other scientists to prove the validity of Copernicus' theory. B) The astronomy laboratory he constructed was the only one of its kind. C) He provided a much better grasp of the motions of the planets. D) Tycho built his own instruments with which to calculate and measure the night sky. E) All of these