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📝 Answered - Who was the first person to walk on the moon? A. Buzz Aldrin B. Michael Collins C. Neil Armstrong D. Cesar Chavez

📝 Answered - The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in A. 1835 B. 1859 C. 1869 D. 1888

📝 Answered - Complete the following table by entering productivity in terms of output per worker 2022 14 physical capital labor force 60 output3600 what is the productivity

📝 Answered - After the signing of the treaty that ended the Seven Years War, the Indians were concerned about American settlement and so they conducted peaceful non-violent protests. A. True B. False

📝 Answered - Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the common bond of music? A. A new wave of psychedelic rock and roll became the music of choice. B. Bands like the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, and the Doors created new sounds with electronically enhanced guitars, subversive lyrics, and association with drugs. C. Folk music had no place with the new rock embodied by the best-known solo artist of the decade, Bob Dylan. D. When the popular Beatles went psychedelic with their landmark album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, counterculture music became mainstream. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the times? A. The counterculture was probably no more than ten percent of the American Youth population. B. Few young Americans sought careers and lifestyles similar to their parents. C. Young, educated people actually supported the war in Vietnam in greater numbers than older, uneducated Americans. D. The counterculture was simply so outrageous that the media made their numbers seem larger than in reality. As the United States celebrated its bicentennial anniversary in 1976, what was the overarching question on the minds of the American people? A. What had gone wrong? B. What was the secret to success? C. Who deserved credit for our successes? D. How could we put an end to Socialism in the U.S. ? Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Watergate scandal? A. On June 17, 1972, five men were arrested after breaking into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee located in the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. B. They carried wiretaps to install on the telephones. C. Four of the five criminals were anti-Castro Cubans who had been previously hired by the CIA. D. The incident made the front pages of the major newspapers. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Watergate scandal? A. Nixon refused to break the law to win the war for the hearts and minds of Americans. B. In 1971, a White House group known as the Plumbers was established to eliminate administration leeks. C. Their first target was Daniel Ellsberg who had worked on the Pentagon Papers. D. The Plumbers vandalized the office of Ellsberg's psychiatrist, hoping to find discrediting information on Ellsberg to release to the public. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Watergate scandal? A. The campaign to re-elect the President raised millions of dollars in illegal contributions and laundered several hundred thousand for plumbing activities. B. A White House advisor suggested that the Democratic headquarters be bugged and that other funds should be used to bribe, threaten, or smear Nixon's opponents. C. After the arrest of the burglars, Nixon refused to allow payments of hush money to avoid a connection between Watergate and the White House. D. Nixon suggested that the FBI cease any investigation of the break-in and recommended that staffers perjure themselves if subpoenaed in court. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Watergate scandal? A. The Watergate cover-up was initially successful. B. When the burglars were tried, James McCord denied that members of the Nixon administration ordered the Watergate break-in. C. Complicitous in the cover-up, many high level White House officials resigned. D. Nixon's own personal counsel agreed to cooperate with the Senate and testified about Nixon's involvement in the cover-up. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Watergate scandal? A. A low-level aide told the committee that Nixon had been in the practice of taping every conversation held in the Oval Office. B. Nixon flatly refused to submit the tapes to the committee. C. Public outcry pressed Nixon to agree to release typewritten transcripts of his tapes. D. The Supreme Court did not force Nixon to give the evidence to the Congress. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Watergate scandal? A. The House Judiciary Committee had already drawn up articles of impeachment, and Nixon knew he did not have the votes in the Senate to save his Presidency. B. On August 8, 1974, Nixon resigned the office, becoming the third President to do so. C. His successor, Gerald Ford, promptly awarded Nixon a full pardon for any crimes he may have committed while in office. D. The press and public cried foul, but Ford defended his decision by insisting that the nation was best served by ending the long, national nightmare. Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the Nixon administration? A. Nixon had brought a controversial end to the Vietnam War. B. Nixon opened communication with Red China. C. Nixon was unable to put an astronaut on the moon. D. Nixon presided over a healing period in American history in the early 1970s.

📝 Answered - Communist leader of China who led its transition post World War II to the People's Republic of China. A. Syngman Rhee B. Kim Il-Sung C. Chang Kai Shek D. Mao Zedong

📝 Answered - What is the significance of the two mythological accounts of the founding of Rome?

📝 Answered - The mass murder of Jewish and other groups of people by the German Nazis during World War II is known as A. nationalism. B. propaganda. C. antisemitism. D. the Holocaust.

📝 Answered - An important effect of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was that: A. it raised awareness of civil rights through TV coverage. B. it negatively affected national opinion about civil rights C. it divided supporters of civil rights into two groups. D. it helped ensure the passage of the Voting Rights Act

📝 Answered - Which country was the last to join the Allied Powers? A. Great Britain B. France C. United States D. China