The Panic of 1873 began with the failure of a leading investment banking firm, ________.
What will be an ideal response?
Jay Cooke and Company
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From 1649 to 1660, England was a military despotism, officially called a
a. constitutional monarchy. b. absolute monarchy. c. Puritan republic led by a conservative coalition of generals. d. Puritan republic led by Oliver Cromwell.
How did Christianity gain a foothold against Islam?
A) Missionaries travelled globally to spread the word of God, gaining many converts. B) The halt of the Ottomans in Europe was brought about by the vast wealth coming from the Americas to strengthen militaries and advance technology. C) Stronger navies allowed for the conquest of Ottoman controlled ports (like those in Greece) to be taken over by Christians. D) The silver mines of Peru financed Spanish armies and navies to colonize and Christianize across the globe. E) All of these
The League of Nations' response to the Italian annexation of Ethiopia in 1936 was to
A) impose economic sanctions, which were rendered ineffective by Germany's economic and material support for Italy. B) form an international strike force of military units from the various contributing nations, which were dispatched to deal with the Italian military in Ethiopia. C) denounce Ethiopia for not seeing the error of their ways and welcoming the Italians with open arms. D) denounce Italy for the invasion but to undertake no other actions to punish the Italians. E) send ships to Ethiopia with supplies and offering to take refugees to safe areas.
In the 1840s, the organized movement against drunkenness in the United States
A. grew largely out of immigrant communities. B. linked alcohol to crime and poverty. C. remained a minor social movement. D. was actively opposed by a large majority of Americans. E. spent much of its time and resources battling evangelical Protestants.