The first serious questioning of the mechanical conception of the universe is found in the works of
a. Albert Einstein
b. Nels Bohr
c. Marie Curie
d. Nicola Tesla
e. Thomas Edison
c
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The "corrupt bargain" was __________
a. another name for the Missouri Compromise b. an alleged deal whereby Henry Clay threw the presidency to John Quincy Adams in the election of 1824 in return for being named Secretary of State c. President Jackson's policy of allowing the removal of the Cherokee Indians to Oklahoma in return for southern political support d. an agreement whereby President Jackson appointed Roger B. Taney to be Chief Justice in return for removing federal funds from the Bank of the United States e. an insulting reference to Jackson's marriage to Rachel Robards
If an emperor died without a successor, who was most likely to choose a new emperor?
a. the Senate b. the army c. the consul and tribune d. the previous emperor's widow e. the censor in the Senate
In 1979, revolutionaries in __________ took U.S. diplomats hostage
a. Afghanistan b. Iran c. Iraq d. Israel e. Pakistan
Which statement about European contact with Africa is FALSE?
a. Most people in the African interior were little influenced by Europeans in the 1500s. b. The Portuguese took over the gold trade from Mwene Metapa in East African. c. The Dutch established a colony at Cape Town to supply its ships headed for the Spice Islands. d. The Boers were responsible for keeping other Europeans away from the Cape of Good Hope. e. England established a colony at Zimbabwe in the late 1600s.