Which of the following people emphasized sea power as the key to world domination?
a) Alfred Thayer Mahan
b) George W. Prioleau
c) Andrew Carnegie
d) Carl Schurz
a) Alfred Thayer Mahan
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Staple crop farming __________
A) developed in China and spread to the rest of the world B) developed independently in several areas of the world C) had little impact on social life D) remained isolated at its point of origin
How did the Aztecs modify their natural environment to develop a successful civilization centered on an island on Lake Texcoco?
A) They implemented a system of slavery based on captured prisoners of war and criminals. B) They created a central plaza with towering pyramids which served as temples. C) They constructed a system of dams and aqueducts to control lake levels and bring in fresh water. D) They built elaborate earthen mounds to bury their dead.
The main belief of the Radical Republicans was that __________
a. the process of Reconstruction should be completed quickly b. the South should be treated with sympathy and compassion c. Reconstruction policy should be initiated by the president d. there was an inherent equality between races e. the rights of freedmen should be ensured by the federal government
Which of the following was not a reason why few colonial Americans objected to the British navigation system after 1700?
A) The restrictions stimulated the development of an American merchant marine and American maritime industries. B) Parliament never restricted products such as grain, livestock, fish, lumber, or rum, which accounted for 60 percent of colonial exports. C) Tobacco growers were given a monopoly of the British market. D) The regulations primarily burdened tobacco and rice exporters, whose income was reduced by less than 3%. E) Most American colonies were prosperous and self-sufficient and did not need commercial connections with England to pursue their internal economic development.