During the period of the Napoleonic Wars, Britain's new colonial possessions were
a. mainly to make up for its territorial losses in North America.
b. largely strategic stations for communications and trade.
c. primarily to check the territorial ambitions of the United States.
d. directed towards areas that could provide large amounts of raw materials for its factories.
b
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A. their bodies are seen as superior in athletic ability but not in physical beauty B. they have been subjugated as being only fit for athletic competition C. they have been separated from other payers due to race D. their bodies have been positioned by the “sexually grotesque.”
China entered the Korean War in response to ________________.
A. the commitment of American troops to the war B. the taking of Seoul by U.N. and South Korean forces C. the bombing of bridges on the Yalu River and the subsequent advance of American troops toward the Chinese border D. the involvement of Nationalist Chinese forces in the war
The Nuremberg Laws of 1935
a. codified the process of collectivization. b. sought to create racial homogeneity of Nazi Germany by expelling all Asians. c. institutionalized an annual kristallnacht celebration at the end of June. d. deprived German Jews of citizenship and legal rights. e. marked the Nazi renunciation of all anti-Semitic policies in Germany.
Which was the most successful of Diocletian's economic reforms?
a. Requiring the land tax to be paid in produce or goods rather than in the worthless coinage. b. Reissuing coins with copper. c. Issuing an edict setting a maximum cost of items. d. Issuing pure gold and silver coins to soldiers as donatives every five years. e. Making professions hereditary by law.