Why did the Johnson-Reed Act allow immigration from the Western Hemisphere?
What will be an ideal response?
Farmers in the Southwest demanded continued access to cheap labor.
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What did the Portuguese expeditions of Prince Henry, Bartolomeu Dias, and Vasco da Gama in the 1400s eventually lead to in regard to furthering Portugal's ambitions?
A) They led to developing massive new African trade in gold and other commodities. B) They extended warfare with Spain for most of the century. C) They extended warfare with France for most of the century. D) The failures of these expeditions led Portugal to abandon future oceanic expeditions and curtail overseas trade in the late 1400s and most of the 1500s.
As sugar production increased in Latin America, the average working life for slaves in the fields dropped from 15 to 7 years
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Recent scholarship has shown that China's economy:
a. Was closed off from the West and was draining the West of its silver. b. Was suffering from excessive adherence to a blend protectionism and mercantilism. c. Was supporting much of the interconnected Eurasian commercial system. d. Was benefitting from a huge trade imbalance with Europe.
Shinto is
a. the indigenous religion of Japan. b. a code of military conduct. c. an ancient Japanese alphabet. d. a tax system. e. the language of Japanese nobles.