The main reason the Russians prevented Chechnya from seceding was
a. Its oil
b. Its majority-Russian population
c. Fear that its leaving would cause more territories to split away
d. Hatred of Islam
e. Its possession of former Soviet nuclear weapons
Ans: c
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Which of the following would Alexander Hamilton have proposed?
A) strong diplomatic ties with France B) the purchase of western lands C) giving the common man the vote D) providing government subsidies to manufacturers E) modeling the banking system on the German model
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A) Federal aid for internal improvements B) A protective tariff. C) Free homesteads for settlers in the west. D) a national income tax. E) providing land to immigrants who were not yet citizens.
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