The legislation that created two corporations to build the transcontinental railroad was the ________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Pacific Railway Act
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Why was it difficult for Spanish and Portuguese mariners to return home from the Canary Islands?
a. They had to sail against the winds. b. Unusual magnetic fields in that area rendered navigational instruments useless. c. Berber pirates preyed on ships sailing northward from the Canaries. d. They had no knowledge of the tacking maneuver.
During the 1980s and 1990s, there was a great deal of talk that the achievements of Japan and the "little tigers" indicated that the world was about to enter a new historical phase, that of the
a. Greater East-Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. b. Fifth Reich. c. Age of the Toyota. d. Asian Miracle. e. Midway Millennium.
Strongly anti-imperialist, African Americans were opposed to the war with Spain and none fought in it
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following people emphasized sea power as the key to world domination?
a) Alfred Thayer Mahan b) George W. Prioleau c) Andrew Carnegie d) Carl Schurz