Shortly after the War of 1812, the American Navy
a. defeated a British attempt to re-institute impressment.
b. suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the French.
c. put an end to attacks by Barbary pirates.
d. was virtually decommissioned.
C
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The cabinet system of government
A) was initiated by Oliver Cromwell. B) provided the constitutional machinery necessary to apply the principles of the Glorious Revolution. C) protected individuals from arbitrary arrest and imprisonment. D) caused Parliament many conflicts with the royal authority. E) none of the above.
In Spain, elite men showed off their status by doing what to their daughters?
a. educating them. b. secluding them. c. teaching them a trade. d. displaying them to potential mates. e. sending them abroad to learn another language.
Sex positives constructed pornography as all of the following except:
a. positive. b. educational. c. antirepressive. d. misogynist.
A key theme in the third wave of the women’s movement is ______.
A. a rejection of the idea that all women experience a common oppression B. further inclusivity, extending to concern over men’s issues C. a move towards collecting more qualitative data that better captures the experiences of women D. a focus on women living in the rural south