In 1811, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla:
a. Marched on Mexico City and declared independence, but only for the mestizos.
b. Declared that he, and not Fernando VII, was the legitimate king of Spain, and recognized as such by Napoleon.
c. Was captured and executed by loyal Spanish forces.
d. Renounced Catholicism in favor of Enlightenment philosophy.
c. Was captured and executed by loyal Spanish forces.
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How did irrigation affect the class system in the West?
a. Native Americans owned water rights, so they became a wealthy, powerful class over white farmers. b. Companies that diverted water to the arid West grew wealthy, while landowners and farmers became poor, second-class citizens. c. Irrigation created fertile land, drawing migrant workers, who became second-class citizens, generally from southern and eastern Europe. d. Irrigation made once undesirable Indian reservations desirable, so Native Americans were displaced and made to live as a class of nomads without land. e. Because land was suddenly productive, landowners became wealthy, whereas non-landowners became workers.
The content of George Kennan's "long telegram" depicted
a. a return to the depression if the United States did not continue social reforms. b. an aggressive USSR driven by expansionist Communism. c. a Republican Party that was not loyal to national goals. d. President Truman as an ineffective leader in domestic affairs.
During their Revolution (1910-1920), Mexicans were fighting against
a. Spain b. France c. Porfirio Diaz d. Emperor Maximilian e. Emiliano Zapata
When the Soviet Union withdrew its missiles from Cuba in 1962, President Kennedy agreed
A) to remove all trade barriers against Cuban imports into the United States. B) not to try to overthrow Castro's government by invading Cuba. C) to attend a summit meeting with Premier Khrushchev to discuss nuclear disarmament. D) to extend diplomatic recognition to Castro's government in Cuba.