Which of the following was a key policy proposal of Barack Obama's campaign during the 2008 presidential election?
A) Criminalization of same-sex marriage
B) Denationalization of America's health care system
C) Decreasing spending on social welfare programs
D) A strictly militaristic stance in world affairs
E) Practical centrism and an end to the politics of division
E
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The destruction of the Black Death and Europe's readjustment and recovery may have actually __________.
A. set the stage for the creation of powerful centralized states B. delayed the coming Renaissance by throwing Europe back into the chaos of feudalism C. led to the Protestant Reformation D. spawned interest in the further exploration of ocean trade routes to China
How would you describe the attitude and behavior of religious and political leaders in Massachusetts in the aftermath of the Salem witch trials?
A) ambivalent B) unregretful C) apologetic D) defensive
As a result of European expansion into Africa,
a. the Mwene Metapa was entirely eliminated by the Portuguese. b. the economic conditions of the continent were unaltered. c. North African political regimes were toppled by French forces. d. internal conflict among native African groups was intensified. e. most Africans became wealthier.
Nationalism became "the dominant spiritual force in European life" in the late nineteenth century. This nationalism
a. continued to champion the same liberal and romantic nationalism that had inspired the revolutions of 1848. b. embraced realpolitik, the political counterpart to realism and positivism. c. drew increasingly on the tradition of the Enlightenment for inspiration. d. believed ideals were noble sentiments that could create effective action. e. all of the above