The Wilmot Proviso was an attempt to
A) keep Mexican territory south of the Rio Grande from being annexed to the United States.
B) ban slavery from Mexican territory ceded to the United States.
C) avoid war between the United States and Mexico.
D) annex all of Mexico to the United States.
B
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A. a plebiscite B. a voice vote in the Assembly C. a consul of the republic D. the Second Coalition
The slide toward dictatorship in eastern, central, and southern Europe was the result of
a. an "us vs. them" mentality. b. the spread of Russian communism as dictated by Stalin. c. rebellion and violence caused by nomadic Roman groups. d. Jews demanding statehood. e. interference from the Vatican.
The IMF strong armed the East Asians in what way?
A) They would not provide a loan to the East Asians because they used an alternative capitalist model. B) They enforced harsh penalties on uncooperative countries. C) The adoption of a plan of tariffs, aimed at forcing these countries to fall in to line with their capitalist system D) They forced them to abandon their model of capitalism to receive IMF loans to recover from the crisis. E) All of these
Which statement is accurate of Spartan women?
A. They had more freedom to move around than their husbands. B. They could not own land. C. They could not inherit property or supervise their estates. D. They wished their husbands would not participate in war. E. They had less power than other women in Greece.