Which of the following is not a characteristic of the Spanish conquest and colonization of the Americas?
a. The European disease of smallpox ravaged the native population, vastly reducing the native labor force.
b. The Spaniards succeeded in exploiting internal weaknesses in the natives’ power structure.
c. The Spaniards significantly outnumbered the native population.
d. A three-tiered society developed made up of European immigrants, Native Americans and Black slaves imported from Africa.
c. The Spaniards significantly outnumbered the native population.
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In Goya's painting, The Third of May, 1808, what is the significance of the Spanish man standing with his arms raised in the air?
a. He portrays France's resistance to Spanish occupation. b. He represents Spain's desire for peace with France. c. He illustrates the Spanish people's inability to put up a successful defense of their country. d. He represents the supposed innocence of the Spanish people under harsh French rule.
President Sukarno of Indonesia
a. was actually from Sri Lanka and arrived in the Dutch East Indies only in 1941. b. was a boring speaker, but was supported because of fear of his konfrontasi gangs. c. used economic aid from China and the Soviet Union to counter Western influence, and used domestic Indonesian Communists to counter domestic Muslim opponents. d. was pro-Western in both his domestic and foreign policies. e. was radically pro-Muslim.
The Spanish Reconquista removed the Moors from power in the Iberian Peninsula
a. true b. false
To gain Democratic support for the Compromise of 1850, the bills included __________.
a. protection of the domestic slave trade b. protection of the international slave trade c. the popular-sovereignty principle d. a higher tariff