Jean-Baptiste Colbert served as Louis XIV's __________
A) finance minister
B) principal religious advisor
C) commander of the armed forces
D) chief political strategist
A
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a) Harry Truman b) Thomas Dewey c) Dwight D. Eisenhower d) Earl Warren
Why did the newly-empowered Republican majority in the House of Representatives initially refuse to grant the Obama administration legal authority to raise the debt limit during the summer of 2011?
A. They wanted President Obama to first agree to accept $2 to $3 trillion in cuts in federal spending along with no increases in taxes. B. They wanted President Obama to first agree to accept $2 to $3 trillion dollars in increases in federal spending along with increases in taxes for the wealthy. C. They wanted President Obama to agree to increase the debt limit over a period of ten years. D. They wanted President Obama to first agree to accept tax increases on the middle and working classes.
By 133 B.C.E., Rome had
A) claimed Jerusalem. B) been able to annex Gaul. C) conquered the territory to the east of the Danube River. D) been unsuccessful in defeating Carthage. E) provinces in Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Which of the following was true of the Yellow River in China?
A. The course of the Yellow River has remained remarkably table for the last ten thousand years. B. It's soil is extremely fertile and easy to work. C. It provides for stable agriculture because it rarely floods. D. The unpredictable nature of the river prevented organized society until 2500 B.C.E. E. The region around the Yellow River was unworkable for agriculture until metal tools were developed.