The great river that dominates the western region of Africa, the so-called "hump of Africa," is the
a. Nile.
b. Niger.
c. Congo.
d. Zaire.
e. Zambeze.
b
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All of the following are true of the economic system that Adam Smith called mercantilism EXCEPT that
A) commerce within colonies was of great interest to the mother country. B) colonies served to create wealth for the mother country. C) colonies were regarded as a source of raw materials. D) colonies would provide markets for the products of the mother country. E) imports and exports to and from colonies needed to be heavily regulated.
Common forms of slave resistance included
a. refusing to attend to white children before slave children. b. organizing successful slave rebellions. c. sabotaging expensive equipment. d. stealing expensive items from the "big house" for sale on the slave-run black market. e. refusing to work under black "drivers.".
Which of the following was a result of the Haitian Revolution?
a. Freed slaves took over sugar production. b. Some white French planters were killed. c. Toussaint L'Ouverture died in a French prison. d. Slaves and abolitionists around the Americas were inspired. e. All of these choices.
Which of the following was NOT a reason President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against the Japanese?
A. He wanted to assert his authority over military leadership. B. He was convinced it would save hundreds of thousands of American lives. C. He believed it would establish American military supremacy in the eyes of the world. D. He thought it would negate the need for the Soviet Union to join the Pacific war and limit their claims over Japan and Japan-occupied China.