At the time of Columbus’s first voyage in 1492, ________
A) most educated Europeans believed the earth was flat
B) no European nation had any interest in exploration
C) most educated Europeans knew the world was round
D) no one thought he would find anything
E) the Catholic Church condemned this kind of exploration
Answer: C
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Which of the following statements best expresses the rationale behind the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
A. The United States believed it should extend financial aid to Latin America to help raise the standard of living in the region. B. The United States believed that it had the right to colonize Latin America to exploit the resources of the region. C. The United States believed it had the right to intervene in the political and financial affairs of Latin American nations so that the region could be stabilized and intervention by European nations prevented. D. The United States believed it had an obligation to help the Latin American countries find the political system best suited to their culture.
To qualify as a world religion, it must
a. be monotheistic. b. be easy for potential adherents to understand. c. focus on personal salvation. d. have broad appeal across cultures.
What role did blacks have in the southern governments established under congressional Reconstruction?
A) There were no black governors and only two black senators. B) Blacks held most of the political offices. C) Blacks formed a majority in most of the state legislatures. D) Blacks rarely filled any important positions in state government. E) Blacks dominated the ranks of the opposition Democratic party.
For approximately how many years before the founding of Jamestown, Virginia, had black slaves been involved in the settlement of what would later become the United States?
a. 80 b. 100 c. 30 d. 55