France's first parliament, begun under Philip IV, was the
a. Chambre des Comptes.
b. Parlement.
c. Diet of Paris.
d. Reichstagen.
e. Estates-General.
e
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A) was oriented toward the United States and the Atlantic bloc. B) failed to achieve prosperity. C) experienced serious political instability. D) had close diplomatic and economic ties with East Germany. E) refused to make a commitment to NATO.
Which of the following was NOT among the Nixon administration's most liberal policy decisions?
A. Occupational Safety and Health Act B. Economic Opportunity Act C. Revised Philadelphia Plan D. Environmental Protection Act
In eighteenth century Europe,
A. it was illegal for a noble class male to marry a middle-class female without a government dispensation everywhere except in Prussia and the Netherlands. B. noble and bourgeois women dressed in the same fashion and were visually indistinguishable. C. the peasants composed less than forty percent of the populations of Austria and France. D. nobles constituted approximately two or three percent of the population. E. factory workers had replaced farmers as the majority of the population.
Despite being a smashing victory, why did the Battle of Chancellorsville come at a heavy price for the Confederacy?
A) General "Stonewall" Jackson was accidentally killed by his own troops. B) By focusing efforts at Chancellorsville, the South lost control of the West. C) It revealed the incompetence of General Robert E. Lee. D) The Army of Northern Virginia lost half its men. E) The Union took on momentum in response to its loss there.