The principle type of naval transportation in the Mediterranean until the eighteenth century was the
a. dhow
b. junk
c. scow
d. trireme
e. galley
e
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a. northern Europe. b. southern Europe. c. the Mediterranean. d. Italy. e. the Black Sea.
The Japanese capital was moved to ________ in 794
A) Yayoi B) Heian C) Nara D) Taika
Why did the United States become involved in Latin America in the early twentieth century?
a. The U.S. military needed to defend Latin America against Spanish or German threats of invasion. b. The U.S. wanted to acquire new territories for American colonial expansion. c. The U.S. stepped in because several Latin American countries were chronically behind or in default on their debts. d. The U.S. hoped to control the flow of Latin American immigrants into the United States. e. Roosevelt's administration wanted to strengthen Latin American democracy.
The battle of Saratoga in 1777 was important because it
a. gave the British a much needed victory b. brought France into a formal alliance with the United States c. convinced the Iroquois Confederacy to side with the Patriots d. ended the war in New England e. ended any interest by Spain and the Netherlands in aiding England