Which of the following convinced many Progressives that President William Howard Taft had abandoned Roosevelt's progressive agenda?
a. Taft drastically slowed the rate of antitrust prosecutions.
b. Taft announced his opposition to the direct election of United States senators.
c. Taft reduced the regulatory powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
d. Taft signed legislation that maintained what many Progressives believed to be excessively high tariff rates.
d
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In 1911, Germany responded to a French intervention in Morocco by sending a warship, the Panther, to the Moroccan port of ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Why were interchangeable parts crucial to the American System of manufacture?
A) They fostered the use of water power. B) They centered on inexpensive Kentucky coal for energy. C) They promoted the use of efficient individual shops. D) They enabled manufacturers to assemble products more cheaply and efficiently.
In 1753, French officials responded to escalating tensions in the region between the Ohio River and Great Lakes by
A) ?constructing a new line of forts between Montreal and New Orleans to secure their trading posts from British competition and American colonists in search of farmland. B) ?allying with the Spanish against the British. C) ?launching a military offensive against native peoples. D) ?entering into a peace treaty with local native groups. E) ?None of these are correct.
The British colony in Africa that had a relatively large European population and a temperate climate in its highland region was
a. the Sudan. b. the British Congo. c. Kenya. d. the Gold Coast. e. Nigeria.