What were the major causes of mid-eighteenth-century wars? How was this new or different from wars that had happened before this time?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The role of colonies in the start and conduct of war
2. Mercantilist economic principles and the competition for profit as a motivator for war
3. Disputes over succession to the thrones of major powers
4. Powerful central states, which allowed these wars to be fought longer and at a higher cost
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Compare and contrast the Amistad case with Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, paying particular attention to the concepts of individual freedom, race, states' rights, and national sovereignty.
What will be an ideal response?
The Paris summit of 1960 was very productive
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
How did Mexican American community activists address the problems of discrimination and segregation?
a. They wanted to clearly distinguish themselves from the undocumented population as a strategy to advance the interests of the Mexican American community. b. They often attempted to promote unity among Mexican Americans and immigrants as part of the same cultural identity. c. They strongly promoted the inclusion of farm worker interests in their agendas as this group made up a large portion of the Mexican population in the state. d. They emphasized citizenship and assimilation to American values.
Europe's balance of power was upset when Prussia's King Frederick II seized the Austrian province of __________.
A. Silesia B. Austria C. Germany D. the Netherlands