In 1990, Iraq invaded ____ , prompting the Gulf War.
a) Iran
b) China
c) Kuwait
d) Nicaragua
Answer: c) Kuwait
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A) their frivolity B) their fervent partisanship C) their intense interest in fashion D) their extreme violence E) their rigid Puritanism
All of the following describe the effects of the booming economy of San Francisco EXCEPT that
A. middle-class, American-born Protestants campaigned against violence in the streets. B. a Committee of Vigilance was formed to promote democratic politics. C. land values in the city soared. D. some residents sent their laundry to Hawaii because it was more affordable.
In the early 1750s, colonists in western Pennsylvania and Virginia competed with the Native Americans and French for control of
a. the low country. b. the forks of the Ohio River. c. the Fall Line. d. the Coosa River.
In what year did the first state secede from the Union?
A) 1859 B) 1860 C) 1861 D) 1862