Which of the following was a motivation for the breakdown into Civil War in the United States?
a. Perpetuation of slavery in the South
b. Rejection of the election of Abraham Lincoln.
c. Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
d. Repeal by the southern states of the US Constitution.
e. All of these.
e
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In his first voyage in 1492, Christopher Columbus
A. mistook Cuba for Japan. B. crossed the Atlantic Ocean in six weeks. C. sailed along the coast of what is present-day Virginia. D. was forced to put down a mutiny on the Santa Maria. E. was briefly captured by natives he encountered.
By the end of 1927, Stalin had
a) abolished all political offices but his own. B) achieved absolute power in the Soviet Union. c) negotiated a compromise with moderates to win their political support. d) installed Trotsky as a figurehead premier while he held the real power.
Richard Nixon was framed for his role in the Watergate scandal
A) True B) False
What percentage of all slaves shipped across the Atlantic from Africa went to what is now the United States?
A) almost 50 percent B) about 10 percent C) almost 70 percent D) less than 5 percent