The Spanish realization that the Gulf of Mexico did not provide a passage through the Americas helped spark __________
A) Spain's first claim to the mainland of North America
B) the first European voyage to India
C) Ferdinand Magellan's explorations
D) Columbus's later voyages
C
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The inflammatory Zimmerman telegram proposed that in the event of war between the U.S. and Germany,
A) Mexico would attack the U.S. B) Germany would unleash unrestricted submarine warfare on U.S. merchant vessels. C) the U.S., once the Central Powers were defeated, would take over the German colonies. D) German nationals within the U.S. would be held in internment camps.
Which of the following is true of Chief Justice John Marshall?
A. He made the Supreme Court the equal of the other branches of government in practice as well as theory. B. He refused to accept cases that were politically sensitive. C. He consistently upheld the power of the states in relation to the power of the federal government. D. He upheld the principle of government regulation of industry despite Federalist objections.
Oil wealth has
a. boosted the confidence of the Arab world. b. fostered terrorism, especially by Saudi Arabia. c. helped to unify the Middle East. d. led to a rejection of Muslim fundamentalism by Middle Eastern states.
Many Scots moved to the Pickens area. What religion did most of the early settlers practice?
a. Calvinist b. Anglican c. Catholic d. Anabaptist