Because despots could not count on the loyalty of the divided populace, they operated through mercenary armies obtained through military brokers known as __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
condottieri
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a. White missionaries accepted Crowther as a symbol of their success. b. Crowther's appointment helped to destroy the Social Darwinist attitude toward Africans. c. The appointment proved to the Anglican Church that it was to their benefit to have an African as a bishop. d. Racism forced him into retirement and replaced by an English bishop. e. White missionaries began to tutor other Africans to follow in Crowther's footsteps.
The legendary King Sundiata founded the Kingdom of Mali during
a. the late eleventh century. b. the early twelfth century. c. the early thirteenth century. d. the late fourteenth century.
After conquering Poland, Hitler sent in “task groups.” What was their main purpose?
a) killing anyone considered “unsuitable,” for ideological or racial reasons, in the coming Third Reich b) planning supply chains for the German troops that would now govern Poland Consider This: Hitler explicitly ordered that the “destruction of Poland is a priority. . . .” See 13.1: Hitler’s War. c) gaining control of all radio, telephone, telegraph, and newspaper facilities so that the Reich could dominate news and communications Consider This: Hitler explicitly ordered that the “destruction of Poland is a priority. . . .” See 13.1: Hitler’s War. d) creating a defensive border between western Poland and the eastern zone, controlled by the Soviets Consider This: Hitler explicitly ordered that the “destruction of Poland is a priority. . . .” See 13.1: Hitler’s War.
In his first diplomatic initiative as president in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
A) extended U.S. diplomatic recognition to the Soviet Union. B) spoke of need for the United States to "quarantine" European aggressor nations. C) urged Congress to pass a series of neutrality laws to protect American shipping. D) reversed President Hoover's Latin American policies.