In 1664, when New Amsterdam's governor Peter Stuyvesant called on local residents to resist the four heavily armed ships of the Duke of York
a. the townspeople quickly formed militias in defense against the British assault.
b. residents fled in fear of the oppressive regime of the British.
c. they refused to fight, forcing the governor to surrender the colony.
d. it was the Mohawk allies who fought most valiantly.
C
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A) railroad regulation B) natural resource conservation C) trust busting D) consumer protection legislation
The 1941 Lend-Lease program was all of the following except
a. a focus of intense debate between internationalists and isolationists. b. a direct challenge to the Axis dictators. c. the point when all pretense of American neutrality was abandoned. d. the catalyst that caused American factories to prepare for all-out war production. e. another privately arranged executive deal between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, like the destroyers-for-bases trade.
__________ coined the phrase Rock'n'Roll.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
What was the purpose of the World Bank, which was created in 1944?
A) Providing food relief for the world's hungry B) Maintaining the gold standard C) Providing loans for the reconstruction of war-torn Europe D) Financing new American businesses