Which of the following contributed to the abolition of the slave trade?
A) wave of successful slave revolts led by Europeans
B) worldwide decline in demand for plantation crops
C) preference for free labor among British capitalists
D) availability of sugar in the Middle East and Asia
C
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A. wealthy aristocrats B. the highly educated C. rural farmers D. the urban poor
In ______, the left wing revolutionary Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.
A. 1945 B. 1952 C. 1959 D. 1961 E. 1968
In the fifteenth century, slavery in Africa
A. proscribed that children born of enslaved parents were also slaves. B. was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual. C. generally allowed certain legal protections for the enslaved. D. was made up of an exclusively African slave population. E. was introduced by Europeans.
What did President Truman do in the area of civil rights?
a. He issued an executive order instructing the military to integrate its forces. b. He presented Congress with legislation that would outlaw segregated housing. c. He did virtually nothing, driving black voters into the Republican camp. d. He was openly hostile to the emerging civil rights movement.