How did Gorbachev attempt to preserve the Soviet system?
A) by rearmament of the Russian army
B) through capitalizing on improved American-Chinese relations
C) by permitting rampant political corruption
D) by allowing some private enterprise
D
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Mercantilist theory held that
a. colonies can help the mother country become self-sufficient by providing it with valuable raw materials. b. there should be an equal balance of imports and exports. c. government should not interfere in the economy. d. overseas colonies were an unnecessary burden on a nation's natural resources.
Up to the time of the American Revolution, lawyers were generally regarded as
a. valued defenders of colonial liberties. b. windbags and troublemakers. c. useful primarily for settling disputes over land. d. tools of the British government. e. too narrowly educated by elite colleges.
The Orbis Terrarum is which of the following?
A. the prevailing map of the world used until modern times B. the ancient Greek term for the lithosphere C. the ancient Roman term for the globe D. the ancient Roman term for the land masses of Africa, Europe, and Asia
What practice is criticized in the caption accompanying the anonymous caricature, Johannes Tetzel, Dominican Monk, "As soon as the coin in the basin rings, Hurray the soul into heaven springs"?