How were the English and Dutch trading companies organized and administered? How were these companies able to establish themselves in Asia?
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A. since the English colony was so self-sufficient, they felt no need to cultivate friendly relations with the few scattered, unorganized tribal bands in the Chesapeake region. B. Powhatan had no strategy to deal with the white "tribes" who invaded his domain, so he tried in vain to organize an alliance to resist the English. C. Indians initially tolerated the first English settlers as allies against rival tribes, but the cultivation of tobacco led to white land hunger that would destroy Indian power. D. the initial English settlements at Virginia survived only because of the generous assistance provided by local Indian tribes.
Which of the following enabled humans to migrate from Southeast Asia to Australia roughly 60,000 years ago?
A. Humans developed sophisticated sea vessels capable of easily navigating from the Island Pacific to Australia. B. Falling sea levels during an era of global cooling created land bridges between many of the islands of the South Pacific across which humans could trek, ultimately to Australia. C. Due to continental drift, the continents of Asia and Australia were far closer during early human migration than they are today. D. Sophisticated political orders compelled early humans to seek out new territories for conquest and colonization.
During the Progressive Era, employers were generally unconcerned about the problem of alcohol.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The "Kitchen Debate"
A. occurred in New Delhi in 1961. B. saw Richard Nixon debating American kitchen technology with Nikita Khrushchev during a cultural exchange event. C. was between Leonid Brezhnev and Dwight Eisenhower at Disneyland in 1957. D. was the first "capitalist" show on Soviet television. E. was the first "communist" show on Western television.