Which of the following terms is defined as a sudden enthusiasm by the major European powers and the United States for seeking new colonies abroad and consolidation of the old ones?
A) New Imperialism
B) spheres of influence
C) Metropoles
D) pan-Germanism
E) white man's burden
A
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a. industrial accidents were more common b. child labor was more common c. employee benefits were higher d. factory workers’ pay was lower
What event led to the U.S. bombing of North Vietnam?
A. an attack on a U.S. ship in the Gulf of Tonkin B. infighting among Vietnamese politicians following the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam C. an attempted coup in which Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated D. Ngo Dinh Diem's announcement that Vietnam would not hold free elections
Enlightened Absolutism
a. was based more on practical measures to strengthen the power of the state than to "reform" and free their populations. b. was best illustrated by the activity of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. c. was truly applied only briefly, in the ten months before the death of Emelyan Pugachev. d. was limited by the desires of the middle classes to retain their special advantages. e. best describes the British government in the eighteenth century.
What does the term blitzkrieg mean?
A) socialism B) quarantine C) trench warfare D) lightning war