What is true of the Japanese islands?
a. Honshu receives over 200 inches of snow each year.
b. It contains so many mountains that the percentage of land that it can use for farming is under three percent.
c. Since its mountains are volcanic, much of its soil is very poor.
d. The nearness to the Asian and Pacific tectonic plates causes it to be subject to violent earthquakes.
e. The largest of the four main islands is Kyushu.
d
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What was the overall view regarding Stalin's early years of rule?
A) Theft increased while concern about committing theft decreased. B) Embezzlement and fraud was limited because people in a position to commit those acts had no need to do so. C) Violent crimes decreased because of the oversight of the KGB. D) Prostitution was rare because few had the funds to purchase such services. E) The Soviet Union statistics showing a sharp decline in robberies and other theft were completely fabricated.
As African freedom movements became increasingly violent by the mid twentieth century, ____ promised to grant its colonies eventual independence
a. Great Britain b. Portugal c. Spain d. United States e. Holland
In addition to Mexico´s bitterness over the annexation of Texas, another point of contention between the United States and Mexico was
a. Mormon settlement in Mexican territory. b. American Protestant missionary activity below the Mexican border. c. a diplomatic dispute over Mexico´s ties to Russia. d. three million dollars in American citizens´ damage claims against Mexico. e. unpaid government debts left over from the Mexican war for independence.
What was the purpose of the Republican cursus honorum?
A) to ensure that men would gain experience as they won more prestigious offices B) to ensure the dominance of plebeians in government C) to abolish the patron-client system D) to allow any citizen an equal chance of serving as consul E) to establish a code of laws for all citizens