Which organization was NOT created in the period 1946–1950?
a. Central Intelligence Agency
b. National Security Council
c. League of Nations
d. United Nations
ANS: c
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The experiments of Pierre de Maupertuis revealed that
a. people could survive in severely cold climates. b. the earth is a perfect sphere. c. the earth is shaped like a football. d. the earth is squashed at its poles.
The Great Mutiny was touched off by the rumor that the British intended to:
a. Kill leading Muslim officials and convert key Muslim communities to Christianity. b. Restore the hated and deposed Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar to his throne. c. Introduce opium into India, after it had proven so successful in China. d. Introduce a rifle which required its operator to bite the end from a gunpowder cartridge greased with cow and pig fat.
What was the main reason the Romans won the wars in southern Italy against the Greek colonists?
a. Religious syncretism created a basis for a treaty under pax decorum. b. The Greeks were dependent on the Athenian navy, which was destroyed in fighting Persians. c. The Romans established a blockade that starved out the Greeks. d. The Romans were willing to incur casualties more than the Greeks. e. The Greeks had inferior military leadership.
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. "East for Essence, West for Practical Use"
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