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(A) the southern economy at the time of the
Civil War was not dependent upon slavery
(B) slavery was not the most important cause
of the start of the Civil War
(C) slavery was the issue that most clearly
divided North from South
(D) the Civil War would not have started had
the South agreed to eliminate slavery
(E) Lincoln had already formed his plan to
eliminate slavery when he first took office
51. Between 1940 and 1970, all of the following
increased EXCEPT
(A) output per farm acre
(B) output per farm worker
(C) farm size
(D) number of farms
(E) farm production
52. Rudyard Kipling’s poem “The White Man’s
Burden” was primarily
(A) an apology for imperialism
(B) a condemnation of Southern racism
(C) a justification for United States isolation-
ism
(D) a warning against United States interven-
tionism
(E) a cry against the rising tide of nationalism
53. “The occasion has been judged proper for as-
serting that the American continents, by the
free and independent condition which they
have assumed and maintained, are henceforth
not to be considered as subjects for future colo-
nization by any European powers.”
The statement above articulated what became
known as
(A) Seward’s Folly
(B) the American System
(C) the Monroe Doctrine
(D) the Policy of Laissez-faire
(E) the XYZ Affair
54. Which of the following is an example of a pro-
gressive tax?
(A) Sales tax
(B) Excise tax on liquor and cigarettes
(C) Personal income tax
(D) Property tax
(E) Poll tax
55. Since 1950, all of the following have contrib-
uted to the balance of payments deficit EXCEPT