Which of the following is not a true statement about nineteenth-century Western expansion in Southeast Asia?
a. The British established their control over Burma.
b. Burma retained its independence.
c. The French forcibly created their Indochinese Union.
d. Thailand remained independent, as a result of mutual British and French interests.
e. The Philippines became an American spoil of war with Spain, in spite of efforts by local insurgents to change that outcome.
b
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A. promoted literacy B. limited the expansion of education C. produced sufficient food to feed themselves D. were shrinking
The best definition of mfecane is
a. re-ordering period. b. transformation. c. time of harmony. d. era of crushing.
The maximum estimated number of Africans captured and taken into slavery over the whole course of the transAtlantic trade was
a. 300 million b. 100 million c. 75 million d. 50 million e. 30 million
The delegates to the Syracuse Convention looked forward to __________
A) a world without poverty B) fighting for the Union C) launching a revolution D) participating in American politics