Which of the following was true of Spanish-speaking people in the U.S. Southwest in the nineteenth century?
a. They outnumbered English speakers by two to one.
b. Almost all of them lived in Texas.
c. Their numbers were small, but their influence was large.
d. They were at the top of the social pyramid.
c. Their numbers were small, but their influence was large.
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Who opposed President Andrew Johnson's reconstruction plan?
A. Democratic legislators B. Southern newspaper editors C. Republican legislators D. Southern planters
In 1947, the Truman Doctrine
A. both asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world, and assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority. B. assumed the Soviet Union would continually attempt a global expansion of its authority. C. asserted it was the obligation of the United States to support free peoples around the world. D. was initially invoked to provide aid to Greece and Turkey. E. All these answers are correct.
The primary significance of the Revolt of 1857 (also called the Sepoy Mutiny or Rebellion) was that
a. the smaller regional principalities in India were united under British control. b. it led to an extended period of martial law under the East India Company. c. it symbolizes the beginning of the movement for independence in India. d. it ended the use of Indian troops in British armies.
The _________ Constitution was promulgated in 1889 and remained in force in Japan until it was supplanted by a constitution composed by Allied occupation forces after World War II.
a. Daimyo. b. Sukiyaki. c. Seiyukai. d. Meiji.