Why was it Portugal, Spain, France, and Britain that first expanded into the new world?
a. These lands had a long tradition of distant exploration.
b. These lands were Muslim.
c. These lands were on the Atlantic coast.
d. These lands believed in ancient legends of a lost world across the ocean.
Answer: c. These lands were on the Atlantic coast.
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A. Arianism B. The Old Testament C. Pre-Christian philosophy D. Socratic rhetoric E. Roman historical treatises
What caused the Gulf of Tonkin affair?
a. American support for covert operations in Vietnam led North Vietnam to attack a U.S. ship. b. American intervention in Cuban politics led Castro to urge the North Vietnamese to attack U.S. ships. c. American hostility to Russia caused Khrushchev to ask the North Vietnamese to attack U.S. ships. d. Russian hostility to North Vietnam caused Khrushchev to ask the United States to seize North Vietnamese ships. e. North Vietnam attacked South Vietnamese ships carrying valuable natural resources to the United States, and the Americans retaliated.
The Jesuit order that was essential to the Counter-Reformation's success was founded by __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
King William's War was primarily between the English and the:
A) Dutch. B) Iroquois. C) Spanish. D) French.