Why did Britain conquer Burma?
A) to protect shipping routes
B) to prevent French expansion toward India
C) because of its strategic location near Hong Kong
D) because it was ideal for growing rubber trees
Answer: B
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A) Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka. B) Twenty-third Amendment. C) Civil Rights Act of 1964. D) Civil Rights Act of 1957.
Why did the movement to organize labor in general and the Knights of Labor in particular become discredited during this period?
A) the level of violence in railroad strikes of 1877 B) evidence of conspiracy and sabotage gathered by Pinkerton detectives C) association with anarchists and the death of policemen in the Haymarket riot D) financial corruption of union leaders
The four sections of the ____ explained why the colonies should cut their ties to Britain.
a. Declaration of Independence b. Proclamation of 1763 c. Albany Plan of Union d. Olive Branch Petition
The geographical obstacle which divides Africa's northern coast from the rest of the continent
A. is the Niger River. B. is the Nile River. C. are the Atlas Mountains. D. is the Sahara Desert. E. is the Kalahari Desert.