The Conquest of the Desert by General Julio Roca was followed by
A) sale of the pampa area in huge tracts to army officers, politicians, and foreign capitalists.
B) establishment of foreign agricultural colonies in the area.
C) conscription of vanquished indigenous peoples to live as peons on large estates.
D) passage of a homestead law to create a small-farmer class in the area.
A
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Maya stelae were set up for what purpose?
A) to mark burial sites B) to publish laws C) to mark important events D) to mark boundaries
The Plague of Justinian provides evidence of all the following except:
a. The interconnectedness of parts of Eurasia and Africa around the middle of the 500s CE. b. The sophistication of ancient medicine to diagnose the causes of the disease and treat it properly. c. The impact of climate change as the earth's temperature declined and disease spread more readily. d. The impact of increased labor costs and food shortages on economies in various parts of Eurasia.
An immigrant of African and Dutch heritage named Jan Matzeliger invented a machine that helped to mechanize the
A) production of steel. B) transport of oil. C) mining of coal. D) manufacture of shoes. E) harvest of cotton.