Why were Scandinavian outposts in the New World eventually abandoned?
A) lack of leadership
B) lack of available resources for survival
C) attacks by the Spanish Armada
D) competition with Portuguese fishing groups
E) poor lines of communication
Answer: E
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a. mass arrests. b. defensive warfare and improvement of conditions for ordinary soldiers. c. negotiations with the Germans. d. restoring the troops' morale with a great offensive. e. pressuring the civil government to devote more resources to the war effort.
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A) The telephone
B) The Pony Express
C) The magnetic telegraph
D) The internet
E) Text-messaging
German nationalists in the late nineteenth century agitated for
a. the annexation of Austria. b. withdrawal from the colonies to focus government funds at home. c. a larger navy, colonies, and a greater share of world markets. d. extermination of Jewish and Slavic minorities within the Reich. e. German friendship with England.
The Tea Act __________
A) placed a heavy tax on any tea not imported by the East India Company B) actually lowered the price of tea C) closed the port of Boston to further foreign trade D) was the harshest measure yet taken by the British against the colonies