Which was not a cause of the Great Depression?
a) Tariffs of foreign goods
b) The availability of easy credit
c) A growing number of homeless people
d) Growing problems in farming
Ans: c) A growing number of homeless people
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The Great Purge consolidated the political control of which leader?
A) Joseph Stalin B) Adolf Hitler C) Benito Mussolini D) Francisco Franco
How was the creation of Latin American juntas a response to Napoleon's conquest of Spain?
A) The former Spanish king instructed the colonies to unite under a centralized government to help provide support for Spanish resistance. B) The United States saw an opportunity to increase its imperialistic sway over the Latin America, so they offered assistance to any country who formally withdrew support for the peninsulares. C) The United States set up a partnership with the former king of Spain in which the juntas would be appointed as local leaders of the resistance movement. D) The revolutions were in the name of their imprisoned king.
According to definition, the state is a political entity which does all of the following except
a. collect taxes. b. finance armies. c. issue passports. d. emphasize common culture. e. demand obedience of laws.
Why did Peter the great found St. Petersburg?
A) Moscow symbolized medieval Russia B) He desired a western-style capital C) St. Petersburg provided access to the Baltic Sea and Europe D) Peter wanted to reorient his nation culturally, economically, and politically toward Europe. E) All of the above.