In the United States Senate, the most controversial part of the Treaty of Versailles was its provision for
A) a colonial "mandate" system. B) war reparations.
C) the League of Nations. D) freedom of the seas.
C
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Sturm und Drang refers to __________.
A. the style of German romantic poetry B. Prussian military strategy for defeating Napoleon C. Austrian reforms in response to the romantics' nationalist challenge D. a theory of how nations rise and fall advanced by German romantics
The Mongols
A. initially came from the Congo Basin in central Africa. B. introduced the meaning of ornate rugs to Persia and Egypt, from where it spread across the Islamic world. C. adapted quickly to life in the Middle East, as they were already Muslims and greatly interested in trade and urban development. D. were unable to capture Egypt, due to the effective resistance of the Mamelukes. E. captured Constantinople two times, but left shortly afterward in order not to destroy the city's profitable trading system.
What was the intent behind the establishment of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation by Herbert Hoover in 1932?
A) To protect American products from competition B) To help reduce the trade tariffs levied by European nations C) To fund the strengthening of the U.S. military D) To curtail the high unemployment rate during the Great Depression E) To compensate the victims affected by the war
Why was the 1807 federal slavery law unsatisfying for everyone?
A) On the one hand, slave owners felt it threatened their livelihood, but on the other hand, abolitionists felt it did little to end slavery. B) It did nothing to affect slavery or the slave trade in the U.S. and only frustrated relations with European allies. C) On the one hand it appeased anti-slavery European allies, but on the other hand it frustrated U.S. slave owners. D) It only granted African Americans freedom, not any voting or civil rights, yet it infuriated their slave owners. E) It appeased southern slave owners, but infuriated northern abolitionists.