The Tory prime minister, known as the Iron Duke, who was forced from office in 1830 because of insensitivity toward public opinion, was
A) Robert Peel.
B) the Duke of Wellington.
C) Viscount Castlereagh.
D) Lord Palmerston.
E) Lord Charles Grey.
B
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A. masturbation. B. private drinking. C. premarital sex. D. frequenting brothels.
The new physics posed a scientific and philosophical challenge to theoretical physicists because
a. it proved that there was no such thing as an atom. b. subatomic particles seemed to behave in random fashion. c. all of Newton's theories were proved to be fallacious. d. light moved in solid waves rather than in packets of energy. e. it had no practical applications.
The United States declaration of war on Spain in 1898 _____________________.
A. was the result of Spain's refusal to respond to diplomatic proposals from the United States B. came after Spain made some diplomatic concessions to the United States C. came after Spain stepped up its reconcentration policy D. was the result of Spain's rejection of an offer from the United States to buy Cuba
Why did Saudi Arabia cut off oil shipments to the United States in 1973?
A) Saudi Arabia wanted to force U.S. intervention in the October War. B) Saudi Arabia feared Soviet retaliation if it continued to supply the United States with oil. C) President Carter was refusing to pay full price for Saudi oil shipments. D) The United States had become involved in the conflict in Nicaragua. E) The United States had sent emergency aid to Israel during the October War.