Which military innovation did the Mongols expose Europeans to for the first time?
a. catapult
b. siege tower
c. battle axe
d. calvary units
e. gunpowder
Answer: e. gunpowder
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A) It continued in place until the Civil War made the Gag Rule unnecessary in 1861. B) It was repealed in 1844 through the efforts of John Quincy Adams. C) It was vetoed by the President immediately after it was passed in 1836. D) It was found unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and repealed in 1840.
The first president to attempt seriously to alter the historic pattern of racial discrimination in the United States was __________
a. Harry Truman b. Franklin D. Roosevelt c. Theodore Roosevelt d. John F. Kennedy e. Herbert Hoover
Which of the following statements is not an accurate description of slavery?
A) ?Family life was very important to a slave's existence. B) ?Religion offered slaves hope and a meaning to life. C) ?Most slaves gladly accepted the limits on their freedom in return for security. D) ?Slaves sometimes protested in small but significant ways. E) ?Most slaves worked in agriculture.
What occurred in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China in April 1989?
What will be an ideal response?