Why did some states decline to ratify the Articles of Confederation until 1781, four years after it was drafted?
a. They wanted to retain the right to coin money.
b. They feared giving Congress the power to negotiate treaties.
c. They disliked the clause obligating them to raise armies and navies.
d. They were struggling over the issue of western land.
e. They disliked that the Articles required them to provide funds to Congress.
d
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What provoked the Franco-Prussian War?
A) German seizure of the French land known as Alsace. B) The ill-conceived plan of Napoleon III to seize German lands west of the Rhine River. C) France's decision to aid Austria in the Austro-German War. D) The southern German states' desire to become part of a greater Germany. E) Bismarck's manipulation of the French, which led them to become the aggressors.
Why did Pope Paul III allow the Jesuits to organize?
A) To seek out and destroy texts listed on the Index of forbidden books. B) To educate people so they could bring souls into or back into the Catholic Church through education. C) To help bring sinners to justice during the Inquisition. D) To educate the world as to the major differences between Catholics and Protestants. E) To assist Ignatius of Loyola in obtaining papal permission to found their new religious order.
The most "modern" applications of new technology during World War I were in sea warfare.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
What year saw the violent culmination of generational tensions in Europe?
A. 1966 B. 1967 C. 1968 D. 1969 E. 1970