The largest construction project on American soil by 1870 was the
A. Brooklyn Bridge.
B. Mackinac Bridge.
C. Washington Bridge.
D. San Francisco Bridge.
Answer: A
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a) Marseille was the only French port licensed to trade directly with North Africa and the Levant. b) Marseille was located in the hot, humid south, a natural breeding ground for infection. Consider This: The plague arrived with a ship carrying silks from Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon. See 5.5: Narrative: A Shadow in the Light. c) As a port, Marseille had a greater rat population than most French cities. Consider This: The plague arrived with a ship carrying silks from Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon. See 5.5: Narrative: A Shadow in the Light. d) The people of Marseille had little use for basic urban hygiene measures, which put them at risk. Consider This: The plague arrived with a ship carrying silks from Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon. See 5.5: Narrative: A Shadow in the Light.
The social Darwinists believed that
A. human beings had reached the point at which competition among nations was no longer necessary. B. a sharp distinction had to be made between the biological and social worlds. C. powerful nations were meant to dominate weaker societies. D. only a socialist political and social structure would keep humans from destroying themselves. E. more powerful nations had to protect weaker nations.
What factors led to the collapse of the Tokugawa government and the restoration of the emperor Meiji in 1868?
What will be an ideal response?
The legacy Louis XIV left to France was
a. control, finally, over the foreign trade of the Netherlands. b. a hugely expanded territorial domain. c. a nation that was financially destitute. d. the friendship of the rest of Europe. e. a stronger administrative structure.