Author Question: In 1940, in exchange for American destroyers, the British gave the United States a. most favored ... (Read 99 times)

strangeaffliction · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

In 1940, in exchange for American destroyers, the British gave the United States

a. most favored nation trade status.
b. a role in developing the atomic bomb.
c. eight valuable naval bases in the Western Hemisphere.
d. 10 million dollars.
e. six air bases in Scotland and Iceland.

Question 2

The razor-thin 2000 presidential election was finally settled by

a. a vote by states in the House of Representatives.
b. the Florida Supreme Court determining that George W. Bush had won Florida's electoral votes.
c. a complete recount of Florida's votes that gave a majority there to George W. Bush.
d. a federal commission that awarded Florida's electoral votes to George W. Bush.
e. the Supreme Court's ruling ending a recount of Florida's votes and declaring George W. Bush the winner of Florida's electoral votes and, thus, giving an Electoral College majority to George W. Bush.