When, how, and why did Persia switch from Sunni to Shi‘i Islam?

What will be an ideal response?


Discuss Shah Isma’il, why he decided to force Persians to become Shi‘i, and the methods he employed to do so. Why is this conversion significant, and how did it influence the relationship between Safavids and Ottomans?

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The great railroad strike of 1877 was put down by both state militias and federal troops.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Which event initiated Japanese modernization?

a. the occupation of China b. the arrival of Commodore Perry c. the Great Depression d. the Russo-Japanese War

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Who served as Nixon’s national security advisor?

A) Warren Burger B) G. Gordon Liddy C) Henry Kissinger D) William Rehnquist E) John Mitchell

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