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[Answered] What was the significance of the Open Door Policy for the United States? A. Providing a use for the Philippines as a way station between China and the United States B. Moving the American public away from isolationism and toward the view of the nation as a world power C. Keeping Japan from annexing Formosa D. Guarantees from leasehold nations that they would keep their Chinese ports open to all nations E. Obtaining the right to build a railroad in China

[Answered] Which of the following statements best describes the United States at the end of the nineteenth century? A. The nation had shifted from an agrarian, rural economy to an industrial, urban one. B. The development of a vast transportation system was a major factor in the industrialization of the Midwest. C. The closing of the frontier marked the end of the era of manifest destiny. D. Cities had undergone a vast change with the growth of urban services and infrastructures. E. Widespread use of the telegraph and telephone had created a giant communications network that linked the nation.

[Answered] One result of the rapid settlement of Western lands between 1789 and 1803 was: A. the departure of British soldiers from forts in the Ohio Valley B. the extension of suffrage by eliminating property qualifications for voting C. the end of the arming of Native Americans on the frontier by French and British allies D. the Whiskey Rebellion E. the adoption of the Northwest Ordinance

[Answered] Which of the following statements best describes government under the Articles of Confederation? A. The Confederation government established guidelines for settling the Northwest Territory and admitting new states to the Union. B. Because of the colonists’ experience with Great Britain, the Articles of Confederation had been written so that real power remained with the states. C. States could not make treaties without Congress’s approval, nor could the states pass laws that conflicted with treaties made by the central government. D. The Confederation government was hampered in its ability to levy taxes. E. Because of sectional interests, the central government could not agree on whether or not to set customs duties or how high the tariffs should be.

[Answered] Provide two reasons why the art of the Harlem Renaissance was considered optimistic.

[Answered] How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?

[Answered] How did most Americans feel about Roosevelt's "Destroyers for Bases" deal?

[Answered] How did Roosevelt manage to give Churchill the destroyers that he requested?

[Answered] Which of the following is a function of only the House of Representatives, not the Senate? A. Initiating legislation B. Proposing tax bills C. Approving treaties D. Establishing law

[Answered] What is the meaning of the phrase "When the ruler behaves himself correctly, the people will also"?