The “conquistadors” Francisco Pizarro, Hernán Cortés, and Alonso Ortíz all originated in the Spanish region of __________.
a. Catalonia.
b. Granada.
c. Valencia.
d. Estremadura.
d. Estremadura.
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The last emperor of the Inca empire was
A. Atahualpa. B. Motecuzoma II. C. Viracocha. D. Pachacuti. E. Topa Inca.
The term "________ assets" was used to describe speculative investments that bundled derivative investments with subprime mortgages.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The term "legitimate trade" in Africa referred to a. Establishing Euopean indirect rule to exploit local commodities
b. Engaging in trade for export of natural resources. c. An end-run around the statutes limiting cross-Atlantic slavery. d. Beginning commercial development and industrialized infrastructure in conjunction with local rulers. e. Imposing colonial protectorates and commercial monopoly agreements.
The French government sought to reassert its authority in Indochina following World War II for which of the following reasons?
A. Control of Indochina would restore France's faltering prestige. B. The French government feared that Vietnam would fall into anarchy in the absence of French rule. C. Continued French control of Indochina would prevent the USSR from dominating Southeast Asia. D. Indochina possessed valuable oil reserves. E. All of these.