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There was controversy over the starting and ending destinations of the

There was controversy over the starting and ending destinations of the railroad. What four cities were considered for the ending of the railroad? A) Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego B) San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York C) Portland, San Diego, Chicago, Miami D) San Diego, Rochester, Portland, New York   ANSWER Answer: […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

Give your own assessment of America’s participation in the Vietnam War

Give your own assessment of America’s participation in the Vietnam War. Do you agree or disagree with the rationale for our intervention? Why? With the way the United States fought the war? Why? With the way we ended our involvement? Why? What will be an ideal response?   ANSWER The rationale for commitment included concerns […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

Explain how the immigrant experience of the Gilded Age both fulfilled

Explain how the immigrant experience of the Gilded Age both fulfilled and did not fulfill the idea of a “melting pot.” Answer:   ANSWER An ideal answer will: 1. Describe the ways in which immigrants experienced cultural blending, via shared living and work conditions, and learned English and American culture. 2. Explain the forced Anglicization […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

What was the 1961 freedom ride? a. a march on Washington in which par

What was the 1961 freedom ride? a. a march on Washington in which participants rode bicycles b. a sit-in during which thousands of college students experimented with LSD c. a protest in which thousands of college students blocked the routes of segregated buses and trains d. a protest in which thousands of people crossed the […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020