In his mission to Mexico for President Polk in 1845, John Slidell was instructed to do all of the following EXCEPT
A) encourage Californians to rebel against Mexico and agitate for annexation to the United States.
B) purchase New Mexico and California.
C) get Mexico to recognize the Rio Grande as the southwestern boundary of Texas.
D) settle the outstanding damage claims dispute between American citizens and the Mexican government.
A
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Joan of Arc succeeded in
A. reinvigorating the French armies. B. aided in the liberation of Orleans. C. seeing the French army through to the end of the war. D. helping the French win the Hundred Years’ War. E. giving council to Charles, the French dauphin.
Who were the participants and what was the cause of the Hundred Years' War?
A) France and England, due to English king Edward III claiming the French throne for himself B) Germany and France, due to the disputed control over the Rhineland C) England and France, due to French king Edward III claiming the English throne for himself D) The Dutch and the English, who were fighting over the trade of wool from England for hand-woven cloth from Flanders E) The Italians and the French, for control of the Italian city-states that the French had invaded
The disarmament plan that the Truman administration proposed to the United Nations after World War II was called __________
a. the Potsdam Conference b. the Baruch Plan c. the Manhattan Project d. the Cold War Treaty e. Containment
The center of scientific inquiry during the Hellenistic era was __________
A) Athens B) Alexandria C) Babylon D) Jerusalem