_________were autonomously-operating Christians or Muslims who pirated ships, confiscated their cargoes and held their crew and travelers for ransom.
a. Janissaries
b. Moriscos
c. Corsairs
d. Conversos
c. Corsairs
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Examine the Voices passage that appears under the heading "The Negro National Anthem" in Chapter 17. What is the subject of James Weldon Johnson's "Lift Every Voice and Sing"?
A) the black desire for a return to Africa B) the black desire for supremacy over whites C) the black desire for a more hopeful future after the experience of a challenging past D) the black desire for segregated social services in order to avoid racist southern whites
In Korea,
a. civil service examinations were based on the Lotus Sutra. b. some aristocratic yangban became merchants, or even peasants, over time. c. by 1700 the country became predominantly Christian as a consequence of European traders and missionaries. d. China ruled the Koreans through the Chinese emperor's male relatives. e. warfare against Japan was constant as the Korean kings hoped to make Japan a colony.
____________ was the diplomat who proposed the policy of containment.
a. Joseph Stalin b. Harry Truman c. George F. Kennan d. George C. Marshall
Between 1800 and 1840, the population of inland cities like Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati quadrupled mostly due to railroad connections and __________
A) healthy living environments B) locations by rivers and lakes C) profits from commercialized farming D) a large influx of Irish and German immigrants