Which of the following acts created the bipartisan Civil Service Commission?
a) Pendleton Act
b) Sherman Antitrust Act
c) McKinley Tariff Act
d) Gold Standard Act
a) Pendleton Act
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The Dominicans were best known for ______________.
A. combatting heresy B. poverty C. chastity D. obedience E. converting Muslims
Which of the following was NOT a factor in the success of the Spanish in conquering Native American peoples?
a. Spanish exploitation of rivalries among native peoples b. Spanish use of firearms and horses c. focus of other European nations on their own internal political and religious issues d. Native Americans' lack of immunity to European diseases e. the importation of Africans
The October 1972, peace agreement hammered out by Le Duc Tho and Henry Kissinger broke down because
A. antiwar activists in the United States strongly opposed it. B. President Thieu opposed any deal that let North Vietnamese troops remain in the south. C. North Vietnamese hard liners insisted on the complete surrender of South Vietnam. D. Secretary of State William Rogers leaked damaging details to the press. E. the National Liberation Front launched a provocative offensive.
The "Paxton Boys" __________
A) broke the Indian siege of Fort Pitt B) were killed by Pontiac and his followers C) marched on Philadelphia to demand increased protection on the frontier D) led a spirited defense of white settlements in the Ohio Valley