Which of the following statements is not correct about the history of Africa before the twentieth century?
a. The desiccation of the Sahara Desert in the fourth millennium B.C.E. inhibited communication between Europe and southern Africa.
b. Africa remained completely isolated from the rest of the world until the Portuguese explorations of the fifteenth century.
c. It was referred to as "darkest Africa" by many Westerners, who believed that Africa lacked both civilization and a history.
d. Ships from India and China traded with Africa.
e. Trading societies had appeared in West Africa by the seventh century B.C.E.
b
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The war in the Pacific was especially brutal for U.S. forces because
A) the Japanese had superior air and naval power. B) Japanese soldiers lived by a code that prohibited surrender. C) of the difficulty the United States had in moving supplies across the Pacific. D) naval and air bombardments of Japanese-held islands were mostly ineffective.
Which of the following is true about the Denmark Vesey conspiracy in 1822?
A) It led to Quakers and their abolitionist societies having a greater influence. B) It was put down after the blacks had killed 100 whites and burned several blocks of Charleston. C) It reinforced white beliefs that the free black population was a dangerous influence. D) It led to the end of slavery in the South in 1830.
What did the French constitution of 1848 create?
a. The Second Republic with a one-house legislature b. A liberal state with limited political participation c. The Third Republic d. An absolutist monarchy e. A socialist state
One of the views on how power should be _______ between the states and the national government is called Dual Federalism, and only grants the national government the powers specifically stated in the Constitution.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).