1. Select one of the essay questions to answer. Score
A. "I think my heart will break," one woman wrote to her sweetheart fighting in the Civil
War. What was the impact of the Civil War on women? Write an essay that describes
the burdens, roles, and accomplishments of women during the Civil War.
OR
B. Andrew Johnson said: “This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am president, it shall
be a government for white men." Andrew Johnson is considered one of our most controversial
presidents. Why?
Write an essay explaining Johnson's presidency and his legacy. Include his views on slavery, conflict
with Congress, and specific actions that made Johnson's presidency controversial.
Question

the berlin blockade was an international crisis that arose from an attempt by the soviet union, in 1948–49, to force the western allied powers (the united states, the united kingdom, and france) to abandon their post-world war ii jurisdictions in west berlin. in march 1948 the allied powers decided to unite their different occupation zones of germany into a single economic unit. in protest, the soviet representative withdrew from the allied control council. coincident with the introduction of a new deutsche mark in west berlin (as throughout west germany), which the soviets regarded as a violation of agreements with the allies, the soviet occupation forces in eastern germany began a blockade of all rail, road, and water communications between berlin and the west. on june 24 the soviets announced that the four-power administration of berlin had ceased and that the allies no longer had any rights there.

a phrase from a poem by ralph waldo emerson about the battle of lexington and concord. emerson's words read, “here once the embattled farmers stood / and fired the shot heard round the world.”

those who allied with france gained land and power.