<p>I assume it was an example of how much looser tensions were in the Cold War.</p>
<p>Why did the Whig Party die out in the 1850s?</p>
<p>The Whig Party was torn apart over the issue of slavery & also.. they got guys like Millard Fillmore, :p</p>
<p>What caused the Pullman strike of 1894?</p>
<p>The Pullman Company lowered pay for employees and didn't lower the rents for company housing accordingly.</p>
<p>I have taken a couple practice tests and I hope people realize questions like these do not show up on the test. I've noticed knowing the chronology of events helps a lot more than knowing what the event actually was. It doesn't hurt to know these terms though.</p>
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<p>What was the significance of the Mann-Elkins Act?</p>
<p>Extended the Interstate Commerce Commission and provided pressure for railroad companies to demonstrate that they were setting reasonable rates. (Somehow I doubt this would be on the AP Exam).</p>
<p>List the main points in the Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon.</p>
<p>Well, this thread is no longer on the first page!</p>
<p>The only point I remember in the Articles of Impeachment is obstruction of justice.</p>
<p>best piece of SFI, um ever
who won a nobel peace prize for "outlawing" war?</p>
<p>Kellogg...for his pact with Briand, which was pretty much a failure. </p>
<p>What was the result of the Cambodian Incursion?</p>
<p>Genocide? Something like that. Pol Pot lost his sanity and killed 2 million people.</p>
<p>Or are you talking about the carpetbombing of Cambodia and the Ho Chi Minh Trail?</p>
<p>How did the trusts affect the American economy from 1865 to 1900?</p>
<p>er...this is an essay question...
I'm giving the sparknotes
monopolies over industries (horizontal integration). Although economy flourishing, it was dominated by only a few companies. Hurt workers, didn't hurt the economy. Decreased competition for those companies.</p>
<p>List the main points in the Articles of Impeachment against President Nixon.</p>
<p>Oh I just went over this, yet I still can't remembe. All I remember is:
Obstruction of Justice
Tax evasion?
Withholding information?
Abuse of power?</p>
<p>Whoops forgot to post a ?</p>
<p>List (as in name the diff. parties)and describe the development of US two party system.</p>
<p>during what time periods were the farmers prosperous? when weren't they? what time periods were the factory workers happy? when wheren't they?</p>
<p>The farmers were most prosperous during times of war because of the added demand from foreign countries, and least prosperous during recessions and directly after wars because of the unsold surplusses. The factory workers were happiest during the progressive era (1900-1920) working conditions were bettered and things like strikes and sit ins were a bit more tolerated than previously. Ahhhhh holy crap sooo vague sorry guys! :[[[</p>
<p>When was the first immigration-restriction law passed and what group of people was it directed at?</p>
<p>The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was the first immigration-restriction law.</p>
<p>Name some of the many things that makes 1968 such a stand out year.</p>
<p>Tet Offensive
MLK, RFK assasinated
Riots at the Democratic Convention</p>
<p>Who wrote Unsafe at any Speed?</p>
<p>A: big bad Ralph Nader.
Q: this cartel was established in the middle east during the Ford admin. after Arab countries realized they could influence US diplomatic affairs through the price of oil</p>