Which of the following best characterizes the voyages of Admiral Zheng He?
A) They were meant as voyages of conquest.
B) They came close to discovering the Americas.
C) They took Zheng He and his men throughout the Indian Ocean.
D) They led to a century of Chinese maritime exploration.
Answer: A
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One effect of the border dispute between Britain and Venezuela over British Guiana was
a. America's decision to abandon the ideas of the Monroe Doctrine. b. a brief straining of relations between the United States and Britain. c. the emergence of consistent U.S. support for Britain in Latin America. d. the onset of an economic depression in the Western Hemisphere.
Why did the war that began between France and Great Britain in 1793 pose a dilemma for the United States? a. Each belligerent expected the active support of the United States and threatened to declare war if suchsupport was not forthcoming
b. The United States was ideologically bound to France, but it was economically bound to Great Britain. c. The Senate voted to honor the 1778 treaty with France, but the House voted in favor of a declaration ofneutrality. d. Because the United States had a mutual defense pact with both countries, it had to choose which agreementto honor.
Which of the following reflects growing U.S. influence in Latin America in the late nineteenth century?
a) resolution of the boundary dispute between Venezuela and British Guiana b) overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani by rebels supported by the U.S. military c) failure of attempts to end Spanish rule in Cuba during the Ten Years’ War d) implementation of a “reconcentration” policy in Spanish-controlled Cuba
How, when, and why did industrialization spread beyond Britain?
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