The world population reached 7 billion people in 2013, having increased by 2 billion people in only
A) 50 years.
B) 40 years.
C) 35 years.
D) 25 years.
E) 15 years.
D
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Which statement about eighteenth century global trade is FALSE?
a. Gold and silver were shipped to America by Spain. b. Indian and Chinese products were purchased by the English, Dutch, and French. c. American plantation products were purchased by the nations of Europe. d. English manufactured goods were traded for African slaves, who were sold in Virginia for tobacco, which was then processed in England and sold for cash in Germany. e. Overseas trade boomed.
Montesquieu hoped to counter monarchical oppression with __________.
A. democracy B. independent branches of government C. a legislative body that would head the government D. a theocracy
In the late nineteenth century, urban political bosses did all of the following EXCEPT
A. reward followers with patronage. B. provide sporadic material assistance to the poor. C. win votes for their political organization. D. reduce the costs of city services. E. enrich themselves through graft and corruption.
The establishment of black codes was
A. a realistic solution by the South to the problems created by sudden emancipation. B. evidence that the South, by granting limited rights such as allowing jury service, was slowly accommodating to an improved status for former slaves. C. evidence that the South sought to keep freedmen in an economically dependent and legally inferior status. D. a dangerous experiment by the South that could lead to social equality for blacks in the North.