How did the Dutch exercise political and economic control in Southeast Asia, and how did this compare with the activities of the Spanish in the Philippines?
What will be an ideal response?
The usual suspects of European dominance are in play here, with the notable exception that Holland didn’t really care whether the natives converted to Christianity.
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The presidential candidate for the Farmer-Labor Party in 1924 was
a. William Jennings Bryan. b. Robert LaFollette. c. Teddy Roosevelt. d. Jack Dempsey e. Woodrow Wilson.
In mid-seventeenth century New England, religious piety among colonists
A. increased with the influx of a large number of religiously minded migrants. B. grew as the colonists worried about the influence of commercial opportunities and acquisitions. C. decreased because of the failure of the Puritan Revolution in England. D. diminished along with rates of church membership.
"Cuca" García was a
A) feminist arrested in 1932 for accusing the government of murdering campesinos and neglecting poor peasant women. B) leader of the rural literacy crusades that virtually eliminated illiteracy in the Mexican countryside. C) moderate, middle class feminist who was content to secure limited political rights for women. D) talented feminist whose own artistic genius was eclipsed by her marriage to Diego Rivera, a famous Mexican muralist.
Which is the best description of the most important message Richard Hakluyt’s stories communicated to European readers?
A) Readers were convinced that the New World was a paradise that was theirs for the taking, disregarding the native people already living there. B) Readers were cautioned not to settle in the New World without first being aware of the potential dangers that they could face. C) Readers were convinced that the Native Americans were agreeable and eager to help them get settled in exchange for trading new ideas and goods. D) Readers were warned to be sensitive to the concerns of Native Americans and not to treat the New World as a place that was simply theirs for the taking. E) Readers were convinced that they would find precious metals in North America, and Hakluyt’s stories told them where to find those precious metals.