King George III did all of the following in the wake of the colonists' Olive Branch Petition, EXCEPT:
A) denouncing the colonists as rebels.
B) hiring German mercenaries, the Hessians, to help defeat the rebels.
C) closing all American ports.
D) rejecting the Olive Branch Petition.
E) offering freedom to slaves who fought for the British.
E
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A. led to a temporary decline in the world's population, due to its inefficiency. B. enabled farmers to plough larger sections of land in a shorter amount of time. C. enabled the children of farmers to pursue other trades, as fewer hands were needed on the farm. D. encouraged city dwellers to take up farming as a reliable source of income.
The second oil crisis spurred by the Iranian Revolution encouraged what action?
A. Military occupation of the Middle East B. Withdrawal from discussion in the Common Market about creating a common monetary unit C. Economic isolation of Iran by Westernized countries D. Multinational investment in Venezuelan oil extraction E. Further development of hydroelectric and solar energy options
Who played the most important role in promoting educational reform?
a) Horace Mann b) Charles Remond c) Sojourner Truth d) Frances Harper
National Security Council Report 68 argued that
A) the Marshall Plan and similar approaches to foreign aid were the best means of minimizing Soviet influence. B) the United States should build up the strength of the free world in order to contain communism. C) the United Nations was the best vehicle for achieving a peaceful coexistence with the Soviet Union. D) the military force behind Soviet expansionism was weak and inefficient. E) Communism would die out on its own.