Why was Vicksburg so important to the Confederacy?
A) It was a key railroad junction between Chattanooga and Atlanta.
B) It was located at the entrance to Mobile Bay.
C) It allowed trade and communication between Confederate states on either side of the Mississippi River.
D) It was a great supply base.
E) It guarded the Union attack route into Tennessee.
C
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A) Henry VIII's B) Martin Luther's C) John Calvin's D) Erasmus's
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A) U.S. support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War led to an oil embargo by the OPEC nations. B) The Soviet Union cut off oil shipments to the United States after that nation formed strong alliances with Middle Eastern Arab nations during the Cold War. C) Arab nations opposed the support that the United States had given to Jews during the Holocaust. D) OPEC nations opposed the United States' role in trying to defeat communism in Southeast Asia.
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a. Chang'an b. Hangzhou c. Luoyang d. Canton e. Beijing
Compare and contrast the terms race and ethnic group.
What will be an ideal response?