By 1914, Europeans had many reasons to be optimistic about the future. Which of the following is NOT a significant cause of this optimism?
A) Darwinists believed humans would evolve out of war.
B) Disarmament conferences had been marginally successful.
C) Rules for waging war had been reformed and agreed to by most major powers.
D) The Hague Tribunal for international arbitration had been established.
E) Technology would ensure short wars.
B
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By 1830 the early, painful efforts at organizing workers resulted in
a. successful strikes in nearly every industry. b. a nationwide labor movement that held considerable political power. c. virtually no gains at all. d. a growing number of state laws that prohibited child labor. e. 300,000 trade unionists.
Colonial immigrants laid the foundations for a new multicultural American national identity by
a. merging their religious traditions with those of Native Americans b. intermarrying with people from other ethnic groups. c. pushing their settlements from the East Coast into the backcountry. d. importing increasing numbers of slaves. e. None of these
Which of these was the direct result of Powhatan attacks against the colony at Jamestown that began in 1622?
A. The colonial population doubled. B. The crown created the House of Burgesses. C. Tobacco became scarce in England. D. The Virginia Company went into bankruptcy.
Fertile Crescent
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