The clash between Germany and America over the Samoan islands eventually resulted in
a. a small naval war between the two emerging powers.
b. a colonial division of the islands between Germany and the United States.
c. complete independence for all of Samoa.
d. the intervention of Japan to prevent a German-American war.
e. a binding international arbitration decision awarding the Samoan islands to the United States.
Question 2
Writing about his observations of America and Americans as he traveled across the United States, the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville was most struck by
a. the comparative wealth of Americans versus Europeans.
b. the general equality of social and economic conditions among Americans.
c. the low voter participation.
d. the ugliness of political campaigns.
e. None of these choices are correct.