How did Catherine the Great come to the throne of Russia?
a. She was selected by the Russian Orthodox Church.
b. She was elected by the Duma.
c. She acceded to the throne after her husband was murdered.
d. She was named to the throne because her son died when he was very young.
e. She reached the throne after her husband died of old age.
c
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How did the Allies respond to mounting evidence that Hitler intended to exterminate the Jews?
A. Only the United States went out of its way to welcome Jewish refugees. B. The British agreed to open Palestine to Jewish settlement. C. British and American representatives met in Bermuda to discuss the plight of the Jews, but offered no concrete plan of assistance. D. The United States persuaded Latin American countries to open their doors to Jewish refugees.
All of the following have been identified with the "military revolution" in the century after 1560 EXCEPT
A) the increased use of militias and volunteer soldiers. B) standing armies based upon conscription. C) increased use of the musket and bayonet. D) larger sailing ships, known as "ships of the line." E) the education of officers in military schools.
Look at the map of occupied Germany on page 877. Why was Germany divided and occupied? What problems did this division cause? What would be the significance of the Berlin Wall and Berlin airlift?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is NOT an example of the term "Total War" during WWII?
a. The firebombing of German cities by Britain and the United States b. The mass rape and mutilation of Chinese women by Japanese troops in Nanjing c. The bombing of Pearl Harbor d. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States