Which factor worked against Alexander the Great's conquests in Asia?
a. He had no military expertise prior to his father's assassination.
b. The Persian king Darius III refused to make any peace settlements and resorted to guerilla warfare.
c. He lacked a strong cavalry and was unable to capture Egypt.
d. He faced difficulties in convincing his troops to fight so far from home.
e. He faced violent opposition back in Greece from most of the city-states.
d
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A. in factories B. as domestic servants C. on the land D. in shops
What group accounted for most of the population growth in the British West Indies during the eighteenth century?
a. Africans b. Asians c. British Europeans d. Spanish Europeans
In early 19th century Europe, one political goal that liberals had was to:
a) To limit the influence of business leaders and merchants b) To protect the traditional monarchies of Europe c) To give more power to elected parliaments d) To abolish formal government and replace it with anarchy.
All of the following statements regarding poverty in America between 1950 and 1960 are true EXCEPT that
A. many rural Americans lived on the margins of the affluent society. B. the percentage of the population living in poverty rose during the decade. C. Native Americans were the single poorest group in the country. D. more than 30 million Americans lived below the government poverty line at any given time during the year 1960. E. most of the poor experienced poverty only temporarily.