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Which of the following was not a symbol of new politicization in everyday life?
Which of the following was not a symbol of new politicization in everyday life?
Which of the following was not a symbol of new politicization in everyday life?
 
  a. Wearing long trousers
  b. Wearing powdered wigs
  c. Addressing other people as citizen
  d. Addressing other p
katkatkat   29   1 Reply
6 years ago
In the mid-sixth century, much of the Byzantine Empire's population died from
In the mid-sixth century, much of the Byzantine Empire's population died from
In the mid-sixth century, much of the Byzantine Empire's population died from
 
  a. an attack by Persians.
  b. an earthquake.
  c. the bubonic plague.
  d. starvation.
  e. the collapse o
katkatkat   47   1 Reply
6 years ago
In the mid-19th century what American adventurer/businessman, assisted by a mercenary army, briefly ...
In the mid-19th century what American adventurer/businessman, assisted by a mercenary army, briefly ...
In the mid-19th century what American adventurer/businessman, assisted by a mercenary army, briefly took over Nicaragua?
 
  a. Andrew Carnegie
  b. William McKinley
  c. William Walker
  d. Porfirio
KAtlold   58   1 Reply
6 years ago
Why was the Cuban economy dominated by U.S. economic interests in the 1950s?
Why was the Cuban economy dominated by U.S. economic interests in the 1950s?
Why was the Cuban economy dominated by U.S. economic interests in the 1950s?
 
  A. because of Cuba's longtime economic debt owed to the United States
  B. because of the U.S. debt owed to Cuba
  C. because of
KAtlold   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which of the following rates declined during the 1970s?
Which of the following rates declined during the 1970s?
Which of the following rates declined during the 1970s?
 
  A. the college graduation rate for African Americans
  B. the rate of inflation
  C. the birthrate
  D. the rate of Mexican immigration
KAtlold   48   1 Reply
6 years ago
The following were arguments made by Americans opposed to the annexation of the Philippines by the ...
The following were arguments made by Americans opposed to the annexation of the Philippines by the ...
The following were arguments made by Americans opposed to the annexation of the Philippines by the U.S. government except
 
  a. annexation would dishonor and destroy American's historic Constitutional commitments to self-determi
KAtlold   40   1 Reply
6 years ago
Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision in 1803 was to
Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision in 1803 was to
Thomas Jefferson's first major foreign-policy decision in 1803 was to
 
  a. purchase Louisiana from France.
  b. send a naval squadron to the Mediterranean to end the blackmailing and plundering of U.S. merchant ships
KAtlold   59   1 Reply
6 years ago
The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as
The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as
The white South viewed the Freedmen's Bureau as
 
  a. a meddlesome federal agency that threatened to upset white racial dominance.
  b. an agency acceptable only because it also helped poor whites.
  c. a val
KAtlold   49   1 Reply
6 years ago
What was the nature of many of the early ideas of racism?
What was the nature of many of the early ideas of racism?
What was the nature of many of the early ideas of racism?
 
  A) political
  B) economic
  C) scientific
  D) religious
  E) paternalism
KAtlold   22   1 Reply
6 years ago
All of the following are true of neocolonialism EXCEPT :
All of the following are true of neocolonialism EXCEPT :
All of the following are true of neocolonialism EXCEPT
 
  A) High tariffs on Western goods.
  B) Few opportunities for education by non-Western people.
  C) Industrial complexes are owned by Westerners.
KAtlold   27   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which of the following was NOT part of the Fourteen Points?
Which of the following was NOT part of the Fourteen Points?
Which of the following was NOT part of the Fourteen Points?
 
  A) disarmament
  B) an international peacekeeping body
  C) a war-guilt clause
  D) self-determination for countries
  E)
KAtlold   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which of the following statements was NOT true of the Greek epochs?
Which of the following statements was NOT true of the Greek epochs?
Which of the following statements was NOT true of the Greek epochs?
 
  A) The Minoan-Mycenaean Age lasted from 2000 B.C.E. to the 1100s B.C.E.
  B) During the Hellenistic Age, Greeks interacted with other people to pr
KAtlold   693   1 Reply
danielmata99
6 years ago
Which of the following best describes political life in a Greek polis?
Which of the following best describes political life in a Greek polis?
Which of the following best describes political life in a Greek polis?
 
  A) a large town independent of its surrounding countryside
  B) an entity in which as much as 80 percent of the population was excluded from po
KAtlold   34   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which of the following statements concerning the Battle of Shiloh is not correct?
Which of the following statements concerning the Battle of Shiloh is not correct?
Which of the following statements concerning the Battle of Shiloh is not correct?
 
  A) Confederate General Beauregard announced victory prematurely.
  B) It was the costly battle in American history to that point in
KAtlold   48   1 Reply
6 years ago
Most Micronesian and some Polynesian societies traced lineage
Most Micronesian and some Polynesian societies traced lineage
Most Micronesian and some Polynesian societies traced lineage
 
  a. matrilineally for the women, patrilineally for the men
  b. patrilineally for the women, martrilineally for the men
  c. matrilineally for e
katt   45   1 Reply
6 years ago
The Corn Laws in Britain were intended to
The Corn Laws in Britain were intended to
The Corn Laws in Britain were intended to
 
  a. reduce the price of grain for the poor.
  b. limit the amount of grain purchased by any one merchant.
  c. promote capitalist agriculture.
  d. protec
katt   28   1 Reply
6 years ago
What was the challenge of incorporating Hebrew texts into humanist scholarship?
What was the challenge of incorporating Hebrew texts into humanist scholarship?
What was the challenge of incorporating Hebrew texts into humanist scholarship?
 
  a. The Jewish community retained a monopoly on teaching Hebrew.
  b. Secular and government restrictions in Spain and France prohibited
katt   28   1 Reply
6 years ago
In the mid-1920s, President Coolidge twice refused to sign the McNary-Haugen Bill, which proposed to ...
In the mid-1920s, President Coolidge twice refused to sign the McNary-Haugen Bill, which proposed to ...
In the mid-1920s, President Coolidge twice refused to sign the McNary-Haugen Bill, which proposed to
 
  a. exempt farmers' cooperatives from the antitrust laws.
  b. defend the family farm against corporate takeovers.
katt   39   1 Reply
6 years ago
Why did President Roosevelt not act in favor of civil rights for African Americans?
Why did President Roosevelt not act in favor of civil rights for African Americans?
Why did President Roosevelt not act in favor of civil rights for African Americans?
 
  A. Concerns of African Americans were not widespread knowledge at this time.
  B. He had no authority to write equality measures in
katt   78   1 Reply
6 years ago
The western land boom from 1791 to 1824 resulted from all of the following except
The western land boom from 1791 to 1824 resulted from all of the following except
The western land boom from 1791 to 1824 resulted from all of the following except
 
  a. the Land Act of 1820 and the development of inexpensive transportation to and through the Northwest and West.
  b. land exhaustion
katt   33   1 Reply
6 years ago
Peaceful coexistence was the policy ostensibly followed by Soviet Chairman ____________________. ...
Peaceful coexistence was the policy ostensibly followed by Soviet Chairman ____________________. ...
Peaceful coexistence was the policy ostensibly followed by Soviet Chairman ____________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
katt   36   1 Reply
6 years ago
The term Red Power describes :
The term Red Power describes :
The term Red Power describes
 
  A) the younger segment of the Native American civil rights movement
  B) Indian protests for protection of land, water rights and sacred sites
  C) Native American efforts to
katt   40   1 Reply
6 years ago
What impact did the trans-Atlantic slave trade have on Africa as a whole?
What impact did the trans-Atlantic slave trade have on Africa as a whole?
What impact did the trans-Atlantic slave trade have on Africa as a whole?
 
  a. all of Africa was devastated by the slave trade
  b. the impact was economic, but not social
  c. the impact varied from region
Katty2   41   1 Reply
6 years ago
France's claimed reason for extending into Indochina was protection of Catholic missionaries.
France's claimed reason for extending into Indochina was protection of Catholic missionaries.
France's claimed reason for extending into Indochina was protection of Catholic missionaries.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Katty2   33   1 Reply
6 years ago
Some Mycenaeans avoided conquest by the Dorians by moving to
Some Mycenaeans avoided conquest by the Dorians by moving to
Some Mycenaeans avoided conquest by the Dorians by moving to
 
  a. Ionia.
  b. Thrace.
  c. Sparta.
  d. Rome.
  e. Cyprus.
Katty2   33   1 Reply
6 years ago
A major innovation of the Nez Regeneration was :
A major innovation of the Nez Regeneration was :
A major innovation of the Nez Regeneration was
 
  A) abolition of the standing army.
  B) creation of a national bank.
  C) abolition of property qualifications for voting.
  D) disqualification
Katty2   24   1 Reply
6 years ago
The secret Gentlemen's Agreement that President Theodore Roosevelt worked out with the Japanese in ...
The secret Gentlemen's Agreement that President Theodore Roosevelt worked out with the Japanese in ...
The secret Gentlemen's Agreement that President Theodore Roosevelt worked out with the Japanese in 1907-1908
 
  a. concluded the Russo-Japanese War.
  b. helped him to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
  c. caused J
Katty2   28   1 Reply
6 years ago
The outcome of the War of 1812 was a(n)
The outcome of the War of 1812 was a(n)
The outcome of the War of 1812 was a(n)
 
  a. decisive victory for the United States.
  b. stimulus to patriotic nationalism in the United States.
  c. embarrassment for American diplomacy.
  d. hea
Katty2   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
By 1960, the ____________________ showed the splitting of the ranks between China and the Soviet ...
By 1960, the ____________________ showed the splitting of the ranks between China and the Soviet ...
By 1960, the ____________________ showed the splitting of the ranks between China and the Soviet Union.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Katty2   31   1 Reply
6 years ago
How did Kang Youwei view the teaching of Confucius?
How did Kang Youwei view the teaching of Confucius?
How did Kang Youwei view the teaching of Confucius?
 
  A) Kang thought Confucius was too radical for modern China.
  B) Kang thought Confucius was a reformer.
  C) Kang thought Confucius was for a static so
Katty2   54   1 Reply
6 years ago
How did the emergence of the industrialized West affect the pattern for the decline of civilization?
How did the emergence of the industrialized West affect the pattern for the decline of civilization?
AP WH Question.
katybarrett   104   1 Reply
7 years ago
The factors promoting the growth of manufacturing in post-Civil War America included
The factors promoting the growth of manufacturing in post-Civil War America included
The factors promoting the growth of manufacturing in post-Civil War America included
 
  a. plentiful cheap labor.
  b. available investment capital.
  c. abundant natural resources.
  d. effective g
katycat   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for
Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for
Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for
 
  a. lower taxes.
  b. granting long-delayed bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans.
  c. a vigilante effort by westerners to halt the Indian threat.
katycat   36   1 Reply
6 years ago
What was the cause of the 1973-1974 oil embargo?
What was the cause of the 1973-1974 oil embargo?
What was the cause of the 1973-1974 oil embargo?
 
  A) The United States was providing Israel with military equipment to repel the attack by Syria and Egypt.
  B) Western Europe refused to agree to new OPEC price incr
katycat   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
What did Booker T. Washington argue?
What did Booker T. Washington argue?
What did Booker T. Washington argue?
 
  A) that black Americans should leave the United States and return to Africa.
  B) that black Americans should align themselves with the Democratic Party.
  C) that bl
katycat   36   1 Reply
6 years ago
Why did John C. Calhoun believe that the federal government had no power to prohibit slavery in the ...
Why did John C. Calhoun believe that the federal government had no power to prohibit slavery in the ...
Why did John C. Calhoun believe that the federal government had no power to prohibit slavery in the Mexican Cession?
 
  A)  He said that no federal rules or regulations had ever addressed the issue of slavery in American te
katycat   37   1 Reply
6 years ago
What was the religion of the majority of slaves when they were transported from Africa to the United ...
What was the religion of the majority of slaves when they were transported from Africa to the United ...
What was the religion of the majority of slaves when they were transported from Africa to the United States?
 
  A) Catholic
  B) Muslim
  C) A variety of native religions
  D) Protestant
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katycat   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
What ended the european hopes for a mongol alliance late in the thirteenth centu
What ended the european hopes for a mongol alliance late in the thirteenth centu
what ended the european hopes for a mongol alliance late in the thirteenth century
kavita   318   1 Reply
7 years ago
The most important product of the Second Industrial Revolution was
The most important product of the Second Industrial Revolution was
The most important product of the Second Industrial Revolution was
 
  a. electricity.
  b. trains.
  c. steel.
  d. petroleum.
  e. chemical byproducts.
kAw   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
While president, Jimmy Carter (Multiple Choice)
While president, Jimmy Carter (Multiple Choice)
While president, Jimmy Carter
 
  a. made dtente a guiding principle of American foreign policy.
  b. signed treaties restoring Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal Zone.
  c. established formal diplomatic re
kAw   50   1 Reply
6 years ago
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