This is the name given to the purchase of the Alaska territory from Russia in 1867, for which the U.S. paid $7 million
What will be an ideal response?
Seward's Folly
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One trend of the period 1946–1950 was
a. further segregation in professional sports. b. a growth of power for organized labor. c. a declining fear in the threat of Communism. d. a significant increase in the number of babies being born.
What does the Babylonian World Map (see A Closer Look) tell us about how Babylonians viewed their place in the world?
a. They believed that the earth was round. b. They believed that their progress was inhibited by geographical barriers. c. They believed that their destinies were controlled by the gods. d. They believed that they were the most important civilization on earth.
Which of the following is true about the policy of reverse course?
A) ?It was initiated in Japan. B) ?It sought to rely on right -wing business and political leaders who supported the old regime as allies against communism. C) ?It removed labor advocates, Communists and other leftists from positions of power. D) ?It was initiated by Douglass McArthur E) ?All of these are correct.
The two commodities that enabled the Maya to develop trade relations with other civilizations in its region were
A. cotton and silver. B. yams and manioc. C. obsidian and cacao trees. D. gold and silver. E. manioc and turpentine.