Which of the following was Jean-Baptiste Colbert known for?
A) opposition to "mercantilistic" government interference in the economy
B) convincing Louis XIV to establish New Orleans to guard the Mississippi
C) revoking the Edict of Nantes
D) encouraging French exploration of North America on an unprecedented scale
D
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In The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan argued that the U.S. Navy
A) was too large and unwieldy. B) was too small and needed more control over the Pacific Islands. C) focused too heavily on controlling the Pacific Islands. D) was the largest contemporary navy and granted the U.S. power over other nations.
Discuss the nature, causes, and consequences of the rapid demographic changes within American society during the 1990s and early twenty-first century.
What will be an ideal response?
At the time that the United States used nuclear weapons against Japan, the Soviet Union __________.
a. was already working on its own atomic bomb b. had already developed its own atomic bomb c. had no knowledge of America’s nuclear program d. was preparing to use a similar weapon against Germany
Fashionable Washington photographer ________, realizing that the camera was the "eye of history," asked Lincoln for permission to record the war
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).