Around 2050, world population growth is expected to surpass:
A) 5 billion
B) 6 billion
C) 9 billion
D) 15 billion
E) 16 billion
C
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The British invasion of Canada in 1756 during the Seven Years' War
a. was initially hampered significantly by poor strategic decision making by Britain's war leaders. b. concentrated on Quebec and Montreal. c. was prompted, in part, by the fact that in 1756 the undeclared war in America had merged into a world conflict. d. was an immediate and universally successful military operation. e. resulted in British control of the St. Lawrence River.
How did the Redeemers restrict voting rights in the late 1870s and early 1880s?
A) African Americans were not allowed to vote at all and were kept away from the polls. B) Any African Americans voting for Democrats had their votes discarded. C) If African Americans tried to vote for Republicans, they were intimidated and threatened. D) African Americans could vote only if they paid a fee to the Republican candidates. E) African Americans risked losing their jobs if they tried to vote for any Democratic candidates.
Why were the Dutch and French colonies of Southeast Asia so hard to recover after the war?
a) During the war most of these colonies had fallen to the Japanese, who upon surrendering handed power over to locals rather than to the old European rulers. b) The Dutch and French had already had a great deal of difficulty administering these colonies for decades before World War II. Consider This: What happened at Dien Bien Phu in 1954? See 14.4.1: The Difficulty of Letting Go. c) Large Soviet armies arrived at the end of the war and insisted that the colonies be disbanded. Consider This: What happened at Dien Bien Phu in 1954? See 14.4.1: The Difficulty of Letting Go. d) The French and Dutch preferred to leave their colonies rather than risk large-scale immigration of the locals back to France or the Netherlands. Consider This: What happened at Dien Bien Phu in 1954? See 14.4.1: The Difficulty of Letting Go.
In 498 b.c.e. Athenian Greeks made a surprise attack and burned down ________, the old capital of Lydia
A. Lesbos B. Sardis C. Mysia D. Caria E. Chios