Which of these best describes the goal of mercantilism?
A) increasing a country's wealth
B) building international trade networks
C) regulating trade
D) laissez-faire
A
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Among the selectively distributed benefits of Western colonial rule in Africa was/were
a. universal public schooling in all British and Portuguese colonies. b. medical care, sanitation, and transportation. c. a well-developed industrial nucleus in the Gold Coast. d. nuclear power plants in Zimbabwe. e. pearl fisheries in Libya.
The Ptolemaic view of the universe believed all of the following to be true except
a. the planets were believed to be imperfect and material. b. the imperfect, motionless earth was in a state of constant change at the center of the universe. c. heavenly bodies, composed of a crystalline substance, resided in concentric spheres that moved in circular orbits around the earth. d. God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the outermost, or tenth, sphere. e. God and the saved souls were at one end of the universe and humans at the center.
By 1775, the non-Indian population of the English colonies was just over
A. 8 million. B. 1 million. C. 6 million. D. 4 million. E. 2 million.
How did Roosevelt go about winning the Democratic nomination in 1932?
A) He set the populists and urban reformers in opposition to each other. B) He called for an end to traditional beliefs and conservative policies. C) He backed the platform of the segregationists against the reformers. D) He appealed to both the traditionalists and the new urban elements within the party. E) He relied heavily on minority voters.