How did Carter try to redeem his presidency in what became known as his “national malaise” speech?
A) He tried to blame the Soviet Union for ruining his presidency.
B) He tried to pin responsibility on the public’s lack of confidence.
C) He offered to donate a million dollars to popular American charities.
D) He tried to demonstrate that he understood the common man.
E) He showed clips from a propaganda film to sway public opinion.
Answer: B
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a. the still-troubled racial situation in the South. b. the rise of the Black Muslim movement in Los Angeles. c. a more militant and confrontational phase of the civil rights movement. d. the power of Martin Luther King in the black community. e. the ineffectiveness of the Voting Rights Act.
Historiography refers to
A. both the methods used to carry out historical research and the writing of history B. the methods used to carry out historical research C. the writing of history D. none of these
How could the Triple Entente be described?
A. a colonial practice B. a unilateral attack C. a political policy D. an informal alliance
According to the introductory video in section 12.4, how did the war with Mexico affect Ulysses Grant?
A) It turned him off of war completely and made him a pacifist. B) It launched him to the national stage as the greatest general of all time. C) It convinced him to fight only for causes that he believed were just. D) It strengthened his commitment to the preservation of slavery.