Why did the North Vietnamese attack the Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin?

a. The Maddox had crossed into North Vietnamese waters.
b. They had been fired on by the Maddox.
c. They thought it was a South Vietnamese ship.
d. They believed the Maddox had been involved in a South Vietnamese raid.


d. They believed the Maddox had been involved in a South Vietnamese raid.

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a. Judges sent by the French crown to assure that provincial courts were operating in the best interest of the peasants. b. Representatives of the French crown who kept an eye on provincial office holders. c. Members of the French nobility who attended the King and his Queen at Court. d. Judiciary members who served as provincial judges.

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By 1860, America's largest single export was __________

A) tobacco B) cotton C) slaves D) rice

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Compared to rural residents and their predecessors, urban laypeople of the Reformation era were __________.

A. more knowledgeable of the wider world B. subject to state control of information C. loyal to the Catholic hierarchy D. more likely to favor military actions

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The goal of the voyages of John Cabot and other captains sailing for England was to discover

A) a source of slaves. B) areas for the excess population to settle. C) new fishing grounds. D) a northern passage to Asia. E) a new continent.

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