Correct answer: Department of the Treasury
Explanation:
"Revenue" refers to money or funding. "Treasury" also has to do with money and funds. So you maybe could have figured out just by those two words that the Internal <u>Revenue</u> Service (IRS) is a part of the Department of the <u>Treasury</u>.
The Department of the Treasury website explains the history of the IRS:
- <em>The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is responsible for the determination, assessment, and collection of internal revenue in the United States. ... The Bureau of Internal Revenue was established July 1, 1862, to collect the new income tax, which was used to pay for the Civil War. The income tax, which was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1895, was reinstated by the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution on February 25, 1913. The Bureau of Internal Revenue was responsible for enforcement of the Prohibition amendment in the 1920s. The Bureau of Internal Revenue was reorganized in 1953 and renamed the Internal Revenue Service. It remains the largest of the Treasury bureaus, employing 110,000 workers nationally.</em>
Answer: Great Britain reacted very strongly to the Boston Tea Party. When the colonists dumped the tea in the harbor at Boston, the British East India Company lost a significant amount of money. To punish the colonies, especially those in Massachusetts, for this action, the British passed the Intolerable Acts.
Explanation:
In general, yes it is true that the Tet Offensive was the turning point of the Vietnam War and showed the military strength of North Vietnam, since this was the point when American public opinions started to turn heavily against the war.
Answer:
It was created after the event took place
Explanation:
There are two types of sources in history, primary and secondary.
Mount Vesuvius erupted in AD 79 while the painter painted it on the oil canvas in 1812. The painter was not present during the event, the painting is an imaginary depiction of the eruption, so it is a secondary source.
If the same painting was created by someone who was present when the volcano erupted, then it would have been considered as primary source.
Answer:
Cortez and his men allied with neighboring tribes that also shared a hatred and dislike for the Aztecs. They besieged the aztec capital for around 90 days and with their superb weaponry and new disease called smallpox they were able to capture the Aztec capital Tenochtitlán.
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