Which explorer is credited with rounding the Cape of Good Hope in the 1480s?
A) Vasco da Gama
B) Bartolomeo Diaz
C) Pedro Alvares Cabrael
D) Giovanni Caboto
E) Amerigo Vespucci
B
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In the year following the victory of Mao Zedong's forces over the Nationalist Chinese, the People's Republic of China __________________.
A. launched an offensive against the Nationalists on Formosa B. attempted to work constructively with Americans still in China C. launched attacks against the states of Indochina D. signed a treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union
Which of the following is true of the National Origins Act of 1927? a. It allowed Europeans to freely immigrate to the United States, except for those who were defined aspotential paupers
b. It based immigration quotas on the 1890 census. c. It was the first immigration act to exempt individuals with desirable professions from immigration quotas. d. It did not establish quotas for immigrants from the Western Hemisphere.
The chief tactic that the Assyrians used to maintain tranquility in their empire was
a. force and terror. b. cultural toleration of a heterogeneous population. c. monotheism. d. requiring every man to serve in the military. e. requiring no taxes of newly conquered areas.
The decisions of the Marshall Court established
A) the power of the federal government to promote economic growth B) the role of the president as a mediator in controversial affairs C) the strength of state governments in regulating private businesses D) the idea that the federal government could not regulate interstate commerce