Mortality rates for Europeans in the West Indies were much higher than for Europeans in Europe

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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What will be an ideal response?

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In some cases, colonial rule led to the introduction of new crops that transformed the landscape and social order of subject lands, for example the introduction of tea bushes from India to China.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Urbanization had the greatest impact on

a. the elite, who came to the cities to attend fashionable events. b. the bourgeoisie, who developed a professional class. c. the factory owners, who came to the cities to keep an eye on their businesses. d. the poor, who came to increasingly overcrowded cities from rural areas for work. e. children, who attended schools in cities.

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Since 2009, Taliban militants have bombed more than 800 of which of the following, believing them to be a sign of the encroachment of Western ideals and decadence?

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