After the Glorious Revolution, English efforts to exercise closer control over the North American colonies
A. grew substantially but subtly, so that British rule was real, though not apparent.
B. ended, as the new monarchy sought to consolidate its power at home.
C. continued to increase throughout the 1700s, eliciting growing American resistance.
D. extended merely to putting teeth into commercial regulations in order to maximize profits from colonial trade.
Answer: D
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a. feared he would be blamed for "losing" the East Asian country to communism. b. felt strongly that Vietnam needed protection from Soviet aggression. c. suspected Communist China would stage a wider war on South Asia. d. argued forcefully for a quick withdrawal of American troops.
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a. Korea b. Vietnam c. Japan d. Tibet e. Taiwan
Christians were allowed to openly practice their religion when the emperor Constantine issued the Edict of
A. Constantinople. B. Rome. C. Milan. D. Antioch. E. Jerusalem.
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a. Germany returned Austria to the status of independent nation. b. Germany and the Soviet Union made a secret non-aggression pact. c. Americans convinced leading German scientists to emigrate to the United States. d. Britain and France accepted the German annexation of the Sudetenland, hoping it would secure "peace for our time."