Which of these was the first North African state to be conquered by a Western power in the 1800s?
a. Morocco
b. Tunis
c. Algeria
d. Tripoli
Answer: c. Algeria
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Approximately __________ million Jews were murdered by Nazi Germany in the Holocaust
A) three B) four C) five D) six
How did the Crusades begin?
a. The Byzantines lost control of the Holy Land in 1071 and appealed for help from their fellow Christians in the West. b. At the Council of Clermont in France, Pope Urban II appealed for help to defend Eastern Christianity from the Turks. c. Dissatisfied with their lot in live, masses of peasants decided to seek a better life in the land where Christ lived dies and rose again. d. The Muslim laid siege to Constantinople and the western powers came to their fellow Christians' aid. e. Shortly after the final split between Catholics and the Orthodox, the Pope called for a holy war against the heretics.
The result of the Persian Gulf War was that
a. Kuwait was liberated but Saddam Hussein stayed in power. b. the United States and Iraq bogged down in a stalemate in the desert. c. the United States won the war with air power alone. d. Saddam Hussein retained political control of Kuwait but was prevented from overthrowing the rulers of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. e. Saddam Hussein was overthrown by rebel Iraqis who received American aid.
The government under the Consulate employed __________.
A. a wide variety of officials from previous governments B. mainly royalist officials C. radical Jacobins D. only moderate social reformers