Question 1
All of the following is true about the Federal Highway Act of 1956, EXCEPT:
a. It was supposed to meet the needs of an automobile driven nation.
b. The military needed such a nationwide transportation network.
c. It was a major federal spending program under Republican president Eisenhower.
d. It was designed to address unemployment among unskilled workers.
Question 2
Why did the successful launching of Soviet satellites create panic across the United States?
a. It was feared that the Soviets had already developed a star wars program.
b. It was feared that the Soviets had demonstrated superior first-strike capability.
c. Soviet satellite technology demonstrated that most Americans were now victims of espionage.
d. It seemed to underscore basic weaknesses in the American educational system.
Successful biological control of leafy spurge.
A feral horse herd in the western United States
Japanese farmers create pentagon-shaped oranges
Power in the United States: The Model Proposed by C. Wright Mills
Percent of Selected Foods and Beverages Consumed in the United States
By the People: A History of the United States, AP Edition