What led some American leaders to call for the annexation of the Dominican Republic in 1870?
A) They wanted to establish a prison there.
B) They wanted it as a refueling station for ships traveling to South America.
C) They believed it would make a fine naval base.
D) They wanted access to the island's vast oil reserves.
C
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To whip up popular support for his totalitarian regime, Hitler organized gigantic mass rallies in the 1930s in the city of
a. Berlin. b. Nuremberg. c. Cologne. d. Vienna. e. Munich.
What group of people were the original source of "Arabic" numerals and the concept of zero?
A) Hindus B) Muslims C) Africans D) Greeks E) Romans
Scholars speculate that Akhenaten's religious revolution may have been designed to achieve all of the following goals except:
a. Undermining the political power of the priests of Amun-Re. b. Easing the transition of power to his wife Nefertiti and son Tutenkhamen. c. Opening up Egyptian religion to participation by non-royal people. d. Solidifying his own power by replacing polytheism.
John Knox, founder of Presbyterianism in Scotland, argued that
a. a different form of Protestantism was necessary in Scotland to combat the Church of England. b. Scotland needed a real reformation because Henry VIII's conversion to Protestantism was for political purposes only. c. England had no business in Scotland, religious or political. d. women were not empowered to rule in the government because it was unnatural. e. Scotland must rely on France to expel the English, even if they were Catholic.