In 1953, the CIA was involved in overthrowing the government of which country as part of an effort to protect U.S. oil supplies?
A) ?Guatemala
B) ?Iran
C) ?Saudi Arabia
D) ?Venezuela
E) ?Vietnam
B
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Which of the following was true of the "black codes"?
A) They kept blacks from purchasing property and testifying in court. B) They denied blacks the right to serve on juries. C) They restricted black occupations and labor with employment contracts, corporal punishment, and high occupation fees. D) They gave blacks the right to vote.
Which of the following did African merchants NOT gain access to by adopting Islam?
A) literacy B) new commercial and financial connections C) the Muslim trade network D) a written law code E) a common currency
The authors of your text refer specifically to the great accomplishment of Rome as
a. its military conquest of the Mediterranean. b. distinguishing themselves by their prophets. c. developing a religion that was appealing to so many peoples. d. originating the tradition of the Pontifex Maximus. e. transcending a narrow city state era into a world state of different nations and peoples.
Financing the Revolution was difficult for the American side because
A. the colonists' wealth had all been kept in London. B. Congress did not have the authority to impose taxes. C. the printing of paper money was illegal. D. bonds were not yet in use. E. foreign nations refused to loan money for the war effort.