The best explanation for the greater reliance on slavery in the British North American South than in the North is that __________
A) southerners were lazier than northerners
B) slavery was more profitable in plantation economies
C) most northerners were morally opposed to slavery
D) slave traders refused to sell slaves in the North
Answer: b. slavery was more profitable in plantation economies
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A. Jews were widely represented among law and medical students in some countries. B. Anti-Semitism was widespread throughout the societies in which they lived. C. Anti-Semitism prevented them from achieving any professional success. D. Zionism developed out of their desire to create their own nation-state. E. Their migration to Palestine was opposed by the Turks, who controlled the region.
The son of Shah Jahan, who killed his brother, imprisoned his father, and then assumed the throne himself, was
A. Aurangzeb. B. Shivaji. C. Dara Shikoh. D. Jahangir. E. Lothair.
Which of the following best characterizes the strategy Johnson chose in Vietnam upon becoming president?
A) He chose to attempt a slow withdrawal. B) He chose to escalate direct American involvement in Vietnam. C) He chose to increase material support for the South Vietnamese. D) He chose to switch from an air attack to a ground attack.
What was the most encouraging economic development for women in the late twentieth century?
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