In the exploration and exploitation of Africa, the ________ were the leaders
A) Portuguese
B) Spanish
C) Dutch
D) English
A
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a) pardon of Richard Nixon b) appointment of George H. W. Bush as CIA director c) executive order outlawing assassination as an instrument of U.S. foreign policy d) delivery of the “national malaise” speech
Among the complaints of religious Europeans around 1500 was
A. the belief that Catholic Christianity was being infiltrated by Eastern Orthodox and even Islamic doctrines. B. the belief that the clergy were not religiously pious enough. C. dissatisfaction with the orthodox beliefs and practices of the church. D. the charge that Pope Erasmus wanted to divide the church. E. fear that Manichaeism was corrupting the clergy.
Under the Meiji, Samurai went from being warriors to
a. Political dissenters b. Journalists c. Lawyers d. Teachers e. All of the above
During the first half of the nineteenth century, the "cotton kingdom"
A. was already losing ground to other staples, such as rice and tobacco. B. still had not adopted the cotton gin, despite the time and resources that could be saved. C. saw wealthy planters outnumber small planters. D. did not rely on large numbers of slaves imported directly from Africa. E. was the dominant source of the income of the lower South.