In its first phase, the Reconquest had the dominant character of a
A) crusade to drive out the infidels and restore Christianity to Iberia.
B) struggle of Christian nobles to regain their lost lands and serfs.
C) nationalist movement to unify Spain under a single ruler.
D) movement to restore the Visigothic empire.
B
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A. Exempting priests from duty on city councils B. Recognizing Sunday as a day of rest C. Forbidding Jews to keep Christian slaves D. Building new churches E. Exempting Christians from military service
Speaking of a potential conflict with ___________, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Omar N. Bradley, said in 1951 that it "would involve us in the wrong war, at the wrong place, at the wrong time and with the wrong enemy."
A) Korea B) Egypt C) Soviet Union D) China
What major event in United States history doubled the size of U.S. territory?
a) the Louisiana Purchase b) the American Civil War c) the Stamp Act d) the Industrial Revolution
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a. Elijah Lovejoy b. William Lloyd Garrison c. Arthur Tappan d. David M. Reese