What role did New World wealth play in the clash between Protestants and Catholics in 16th century Europe?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The wealth that was pouring into Spain from the New World fueled King Charles V efforts to defend orthodox Catholic faith against Protestants, as well as any other challenge to Spain's supremacy. This led Charles V and his son, Philip II, to expand warfare and raised taxes, which heavily fell on the poor.
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Social practices typical in many African societies included
A. election of kings by all adult males. B. a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal. C. behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in societies in other parts of the world. D. both a lineage system that was often matrilineal rather than patrilineal and behavior patterns between the sexes that were more relaxed than those found in other societies. E. none of these
One factor that contributed to the weakness and lateness of America's efforts to aid Europe's threatened Jews was
a. the belief that most Jews would be better off migrating to Israel. b. the opposition of Northern Republicans in Congress. c. the restrictive Immigration Act of 1924. d. fear that aid to Jewish refugees would provoke Hitler. e. the anti-Semitism of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt.
To distance itself from its memories of the Hitler era, after World War II the capital of Germany was moved from Berlin to
a. Frankfurt. b. Munich. c. Weimar. d. Bonn. e. Cologne.
Why were the planters in the colonies unhappy with the Navigation Act of 1663?
a. The act allowed planters from various European nations to enter America. b. The act introduced restrictions on the amount of land that one could own. c. The act enforced collection of English customs on tobacco.