What led to the decline of the Roman Empire?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary, but students should demonstrate an understanding of the barbarian threat to the north, the overextension of the empire itself, both in terms of geography and military expense, and social and political problems connected to economic instability, bad leadership, and overpopulation. Students should also be able to identify the factors that led to the imperial crisis.
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Which of the following was NOT a result of the Tehran Conference in 1943?
A. The Soviet Union was allowed to keep the Baltic States and part of Poland as a buffer between Germany and the Soviet Union. B. The Soviets pledged to fight Japan once Hitler had been defeated. C. Winston Churchill asserted his dominance and the United States became a junior partner to the British. D. The "Big Three" agreed to establish an international security organization and to manage the new world order themselves.
Wabenzi refers to
a. a type of African socialism practiced in Tanzania. b. wealthy people in East Africa. c. Muslim village schools. d. a novel written by Wole Soyinka, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature. e. those Africans who have been to colleges or universities.
According to the introductory video in section 12.4, how did the war with Mexico affect Ulysses Grant?
A) It turned him off of war completely and made him a pacifist. B) It launched him to the national stage as the greatest general of all time. C) It convinced him to fight only for causes that he believed were just. D) It strengthened his commitment to the preservation of slavery.
In 1913, Roosevelt __________
A) was appointed as secretary of the navy B) was elected as vice president of the United States C) successfully ran for governor of New York D) was elected to the New York Senate