Which group joined the Paris Commune in the greatest numbers?
A) liberals
B) monarchists
C) professionals
D) aristocrats
C) professionals
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The church and secular authority possessed their own tax systems that impacted peasants and townspeople. They also each possessed their own what?
A. legal systems B. militaries C. educational systems D. trade networks
Those members of Congress who warned the Eisenhower administration against military intervention in Vietnam did so, in part, for what reason?
A. They accepted the British view that such intervention was morally wrong. B. They were reluctant to support French colonialism in Southeast Asia. C. They accepted State Department warnings that such action would jeopardize American interests in the Third World. D. Public opinion polls indicated that such action was not supported by the American people.
Which of the following was NOT an argument used by Southerners to justify slavery?
a. Slavery was beneficent, because it provided for the lifelong care of slaves. b. Slaves preferred slavery, because they could not take care of themselves. c. According to the Bible, slavery was ordained by God. d. By taking care of their slaves, slave owners were practicing Christian charity and perfecting their own virtue. e. Slave labor freed whites from toil and menial work.
The Akkadian Empire was destroyed in part by what climatic change in 2200 B.C.E.?
a. severe drought b. a new Ice Age c. a shift in the course of the Tigris d. freak snowfalls in the valley e. flooding of the Black Sea