What ignited interest in a South Atlantic route to Indian Ocean ports?
A. the rise of Ottoman power in the eastern Mediterranean
B. the discovery of gold in Madagascar
C. the pope's urging to spread the gospel to Muslim lands
D. the development of new types of ocean going ships
Answer: A
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A) not allowed to serve in the armed forces. B) not allowed to serve in the military overseas. C) incorporated into the regular services without regard to race. D) permitted to join the various military services, but were segregated.
In the 1450s Portugal had made arrangements with rulers from northern Senegal to trade what for slaves?
a. Guns. b. Horses. c. Books. d. Wine. e. Ships.
Combining tariffs, internal improvements, and a national bank, the American System of economics facilitated the Market Revolution
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What did the ABM Treaty of 1972, an appropriate symbol of détente between Russia and America, accomplish?
a. It guaranteed massive American financial aid to the Russians. b. It allowed the Russians to catch up in their production of anti-ballistic missiles with the U.S. c. It enabled both countries to trade freely in aircraft and missiles. d. It pledged the two nations to limit their development of anti-ballistic missile systems thus avoiding a new arms race. e. It resulted in alliance between the Soviets and the United States directed against Communist China and Mao Zedong, with the letters ABM referring to "All But Mao."