What was the major concern of the Washington Conference that was convened by Secretary of State Charles Evans Hughes in 1921?
A) outlawing war
B) naval disarmament
C) American interventions in Latin America
D) freedom of the seas
B
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All of the following are true of Renaissance art EXCEPT:
A. art tended to be abstract and formulaic. B. art emphatically embraced the natural world. C. works were given rational, even mathematical, order. D. artwork reflected symmetry, and proportion reflected a belief in the harmony of the universe. E. art embraced human emotions.
In January 1917, the German government attempted to get the United States to help negotiate a peace settlement with its enemies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following was a result of the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-1905?
a. Humiliation of the outdated Japanese military and the stripping of Japanese colonies in Asia. b. Tsar Nicholas II was forced to grant a constitution. c. Tsar Nicholas was forced to permit an elected parliament. d. all of the above e. b and c only
What was true of most African countries' leaders in the first years of independence?
A) They attempted to return their countries to a more familiar tribal government. B) They had collaborated with the colonial powers and were considered unfit. C) They believed it was necessary to implement a dictatorship in the short term in order to have democracy later. D) They had been educated in Europe and believed that only they were capable of ruling effectively. E) They came from the minority tribes in their countries, and wanted to ensure that tribalism did not prevail again.