The Rough Riders, organized principally by Teddy Roosevelt,
a. experienced no serious military action.
b. were trained in guerrilla warfare.
c. managed to take San Juan Hill unassisted.
d. were an ineffective and incompetent collection of western cowboys, eastern polo players, former criminals, and other volunteers.
e. were turned into an effective fighting force by Colonel Leonard Wood.
e
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A) made up of hardened veterans B) first deployed in North Africa C) made up of some 100,000 volunteers D) led by General John Pershing
The main reason Charlemagne created a palace school at his capital in Aachen was his
a. love for antiquity and classical literature. b. need for literate officials. c. wish to translate the scientific works of Muslim scholars. d. All of these answers are correct.
What was true of the Mamluks?
a. They were best known for their scholarly accomplishments. b. They originated in southern Africa. c. They were forced to convert to Islam. d. They were forced to do manual labor. e. They could rise to high military rank.
Frederick Douglass was all of the following EXCEPT ________
A) a former slave B) the founder of the black newspaper North Star C) a prominent black abolitionist D) a fiery orator, who described slavery to northern audiences E) a presidential candidate in 1868