The Portuguese became involved in the slave trade because
A) they supplied the Akan states on the west coast of Africa, who required slave labor to
clear the forests.
B) they believed the Africans to be fit only for slavery.
C) Benin invited Portugal to join in the slave trade.
D) Portugal?s extensive colony in Brazil demanded cheap labor.
E) they were in economic competition with the Dutch.
A
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White middle-class protest movements in the 1950s included which of the following?
A) those who embraced conformity B) stirrings of discontent among women C) pro-nuclear movements D) anti-military draft demonstrations
What major undertaking did Josef Stalin and Adolf Hitler agree to in 1939?
a) a “Treaty of Non-aggression” between Germany and the USSR b) a joint plan to develop the German and Soviet navies in the Baltic Sea Consider This: They secretly agreed to divide Poland between them. See 13.1: Hitler’s War. c) a plan to have universities in Germany and the USSR collaborate on rocket technology Consider This: They secretly agreed to divide Poland between them. See 13.1: Hitler’s War. d) a joint denunciation of the U.S. support of English war preparations as “premature” Consider This: They secretly agreed to divide Poland between them. See 13.1: Hitler’s War.
The most prominent of the ___________, which emerged in the 1860s, was Shenbao.
a. Chinese-language newspapers. b. Chinese-language novels. c. Scientific journals. d. Protestant missionary tracts.
Which party in California benefited the most from the interest in radical political solutions to the depression?
a. Socialist Party b. Communist Party c. Democratic Party d. Fascist Party