Compare and contrast the subordinate position the United Sates held in Asia to the sphere of influence the U.S. held over Latin America. Explain how the United States was able to increase its influence in both regions over time, and how Taft tried to use "dollar diplomacy" rather than military power.
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Which of the following was the most common argument the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their de facto independence from the Holy Roman Empire?
a. As Italians, they should not be ruled by Germans. b. Customary feudal subjection should be adjusted to fit a changing reality. c. They were still loyal to the descendent of Charlemagne and believed that the Emperors of the fourteenth century were usurpers. d. Their preference was to be dominated by the pope. e. none of the above
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What was an effect of Gabriel's conspiracy in 1800?
A) White northerners blamed southern slaves for instigating the revolt. B) White southerners began to think that a race war was possible in the South. C) Because the rebellion was unsuccessful, whites thought their protection against slave revolt was adequate. D) White southerners decided that it was time to loosen the restrictions on slaves.
Most Africans of Lower Guinea were similar to the agricultural Indians of the Americas in which of the following respects?
a. The political systems of both consisted of hereditary rulers governing agricultural empires. b. Both assigned agricultural tasks to men. c. Both lived a nomadic existence. d. The religious practices of both revolved around rituals designed to ensure a good harvest.