The growing power of merchants at the expense of the nobility reflects increased __________ in the Late Middle Ages.

A. peace and stability
B. upheaval and warfare
C. disease and famine
D. migration from Asia


Answer: A

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A) Decolonization B) The Holocaust C) Decolonization and the Holocaust D) The Civil War E) All of these

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The riots that engulfed northern cities and the increasing militancy of the movement demonstrated that __________

A) civil rights had become a national issue B) the federal government lacked the military power to bring order to American race relations C) the legal triumphs of the 1950s had caused as many problems as they fixed D) American racial problems required political solutions through formal legislation

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Some anti-imperialists objected to annexing the Philippines because it would

A) increase the power of the Democrats in Congress. B) limit immigration from Asia. C) be unconstitutional if statehood was not a possibility. D) increase the power of the Republicans in Congress.

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Cornwallis was defeated at Yorktown because:

a. he had no land or water escape route. b. he was overwhelmed by Washington’s much larger and better-trained army. c. most of his troops were cold, starving, and ready to surrender. d. King George III ordered an end to the war. e. General Clinton had withdrawn from Yorktown, leaving Cornwallis vulnerable.

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