In countries that militarized large portions of the population and developed large and powerful armed forces, the armies became
a. deeply conservative and opposed to change.
b. revolutionary and overthrew the existing political regimes.
c. a vehicle that led most often to civil war.
d. agents of independence and modernization in some cases.
d
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A) priests B) military leaders C) administrators D) heads of state
The Grange was originally founded in 1867 to __________
a. provide social, cultural, and educational activities for farmers b. allow farmers to have a say in government c. organize farmers into a union for collective bargaining d. keep peace between farmers and cattlemen in the West e. provide collective insurance for farmers and their land
The medieval worldview held all the following EXCEPT
a. God was the source of all being and all knowledge. b. God gave humanity the power to choose and to rise from the bottom of the cosmic hierarchy but only through God's grace and subordination to God's will. c. God's will flows down to each individual through the angels and the church. d. the worth of the individual comes from free will and intelligence, therefore, each person should follow Socrates' and the Stoic's search for knowledge and virtue. e. humanity is higher than animals but still weak, egocentric, and sinful.
What important change in the Declaration of Independence was made by the full Continental Congress over the objections of Thomas Jefferson?
A) removing Jefferson's assertion that the king "has endeavored to bring on our inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian savages" B) amending Jefferson's reference to the Creator endowing all men with inalienable rights, including "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" C) removing Jefferson's passionate attack on the slave trade D) removing Jefferson's inclusion of the causes that led the American colonies to separate from Great Britain