Georgia's founders were determined to
a. conquer Florida and add it to Britain's empire.
b. create a haven for people imprisoned for debt.
c. keep Georgia for Catholics.
d. restrict the colony to British citizens.
e. establish slavery.
b
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In the late 1940s and early 1950s, what did the House Un-American Activities Committee, Hollywood, and some thirty-nine state legislatures have in common?
A) They were all revealed to be riddled with communist spies and other subversives. B) They all took vigorous stands against the witch hunting of Senator Joseph McCarthy. C) They all participated in the crusade to clear Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg of charges that they passed secrets to the Soviets. D) They all contributed to the anticommunist hysteria of the period and tried to root out subversives in American society. E) none of these choices.
Which of the following is not a reason for the weakening and collapse of the Han dynasty?
A. Weak rulers who were dominated by court insiders. B. A lack of and variety of crops for the people. C. Powerful landed families who seized more control. D. Conflict with the Xiongnu beyond the Great Wall. E. Frivolous and depraved rules who failed to address needs of the kingdom.
The radicals of the English "Opposition" or "Country Party" believed that
A. Parliament needed to be controlled by the monarchs and their ministers, because politicians could not be trusted. B. one person or even a few people could not be entrusted with governing because they would become corrupt and conspire against liberty to enhance their own power. C. history shows that power yields to liberty. D. humans were driven by money rather than by principle.
All of the following factors contributed to the end of Mongol rule in China except
a. excessive military expenditures. b. insufficient incoming receipts from taxes. c. internal strife, aggravated by growing famine. d. inferior abilities among the successors to Khubilai Khan. e. the plague that killed millions of Mongols in 1241 and 1242.