Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont in 1095
A) promised remissions of sins for joining the Crusades to recapture the Holy Land.
B) appointed Peter the Hermit as leader of the Crusades.
C) urged the destruction of all Jewish settlements on the crusaders' way to the Holy Land.
D) urged the sending of a diplomatic mission to the Muslims in order to gain peaceful access to Jerusalem and its holy places.
E) All of these are correct.
A
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A) racism directed at immigrants from eastern and southern Europe. B) dislike of northern and western Europeans. C) feelings that the U.S. population had reached its maximum capacity. D) fear that new immigrants would use up too much of the existing farm land.
Why did President Wilson decide to implement conscription immediately following the declaration of war in 1917?
A) The draft gave the government more power to decide who should work and who should fight. B) The draft enabled the government to recognize the rights of religious conscientious objectors. C) Wilson believed that a military comprised solely of volunteers was a threat to American liberty. D) Wilson wanted to prevent possibly seditious German Americans from enlisting.
American actions in the Venezuelan boundary dispute in 1896 indicated that
a. the Monroe Doctrine was no longer an important part of U.S. foreign policy. b. the United States remained a sympathetic ally of Great Britain. c. Spain was a growing threat in South America. d. Americans were willing to take aggressive stands against European powers.
A new president of Guatemala began nationalizing land owned by the United Fruit Company. In 1953, the United States responded by
a. sending in two divisions of Marines to drive him from power. b. using the CIA to replace him with a military leader. c. complaining to the United Nations. d. freezing Guatemalan assets until the company was compensated.