What point of view did Niccolo Machiavelli take toward European governments in The Prince?
A) He wrote about governments in an idealized way.
B) He expressed his views on government in terms of the Bible.
C) He wrote from the perspective of the monarch.
D) He wrote about the governments as they were in reality.
E) He wrote about the secular view of an oligarchy.
D
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a. erosion of the nation's confidence in its government. b. obliteration of Communism in Asia. c. surrender of the Viet Cong. d. growth of support for further wars to halt nationalist movements.
After President Madison restored trade restrictions against England and France, Napoleon tricked Madison into taking an economic step against Britain by:
a. threatening to go to war against America b. paying large fees to Madison's cronies c. offering Madison's administration new trade rights with France d. indicating falsely that the Berlin and Milan decrees had been revoked
One common feature of Judaism and Mesopotamian polytheistic religions is that both _______.
A. have a story of a flood but with different explanations for its cause B. believe God or the gods flooded the world because there were too many people C. designate the region of Palestine as a homeland D. include the prophesy of a Messiah
How does the image of war as seen in Alexander Gardner's photograph of the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam compare with the image of the celebrated Zouaves of the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry?
A) The brutality seen in the photograph accords with the fierce masculinity of the Zouaves. B) The devastation portrayed in the photograph shows how well prepared such soldiers as the Zouaves were. C) The photograph appears to be anti-war propaganda when compared with the historical accuracy of the drawing. D) The grim reality of the photograph exposes the foolish romanticism of the Zouaves.