Summarize the expansion of the Ottoman Empire through the fifteenth century
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Students should show an awareness of where the areas conquered by the Ottomans are located; students should also mention the fall of Constantinople. The brutal seizure of Christian boys to make the Janissary corps should be included; also look for references to the career of Mehmed II.
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What will be an ideal response?
Annexationists in Hawai'i plotted the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian government for which of the following reasons?
a. To avoid paying the new American tariff on Hawaiian sugar imported into the United States b. To provoke a war between the United States and Japan c. To place Queen Liliuokalani in power d. To keep more Chinese and Japanese from migrating to Hawai'i
The House of Representatives decided the 1824 presidential election when
a. no candidate received a majority of the vote in the Electoral College. b. William Crawford suffered a stroke and was forced to drop out of the race. c. the House was forced to do so by "King Caucus." d. the Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by Andrew Jackson contesting the electoral results. e. widespread voter fraud was discovered.
In the American northeast woodlands, early societies were centered around what production?
a. iron smelting b. tin mining c. wood carving d. cotton weaving e. farming