The largest commercial fleet in the world in the seventeenth century was that of the
a. Ottomans
b. Portuguese
c. English
d. French
e. Dutch
Ans: e
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A) Afghanistan B) Rwanda C) the former Yugoslavia D) Iraq
The Democratic opponent to Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864 was:
a. Andrew Johnson. b. Jefferson Davis. c. George McClellan. d. Ulysses S. Grant.
In the election of 1864, President Abraham Lincoln
A. won by a narrow margin in the electoral vote. B. emphasized the success of the Republican Party in fighting the Civil War. C. was greatly aided by Robert E. Lee's surrender just before Election Day. D. proposed a truce in the Civil War. E. faced a Democratic opponent who was a former Union general.
Dunkirk was a famous episode in 1940 in which
a. German air power was defeated by Soviet pilots. b. Allied troops were evacuated from France, mostly by British civilians in small boats. c. France surrendered to Germany. d. Belgium finally surrendered after a courageous defense.