To the Japanese, ____ was a reference to all western knowledge and a sign of ____
a. Christianity; cultural intrusion
b. Dutch learning; cultural intrusion
c. Mughal fashion; progress
d. Christian missionaries; European imposition
e. Dutch learning; worldly sophistication
e
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Loyalists finally proved their military mettle at the battle of
a) Yorktown. b) Saratoga. c) Trenton. d) Brooklyn. e) Philadelphia.
What effect did World War I have on the country's desires for colonialism and international expansion?
A. The war's death toll caused most Americans to lose interest in internationalism and instead, to begin a period of isolationism. B. The victory caused Americans to feel increased jingoistic pride which encouraged further colonialism. C. Americans were tired of affairs in Europe and formed only North American political and economic alliances. D. America turned to a diplomatic role, mediating world conflicts and serving as an arbiter in international strife.
The history of the Delian League demonstrated all of the following EXCEPT
a. it was impossible to clear the Aegean Sea of pirates and the Persians. b. Athens was willing to transform the League into an instrument of Athenian domination. c. Athens saw no conflict between democracy and imperialism. d. resentment against Athenian domination would grow despite Athenian claims that the other city-states benefitted from Athenian leadership. e. the Athenians believed that strong states have a natural right to dominate weaker ones.
Prosecutions under the Espionage Act (1917) and the Sedition Act (1918) can be characterized in the following ways except a. antiwar socialists and labor leaders were visibly targeted
b. 1,900 Americans were prosecuted under these laws. c. the laws meant that any criticism of the government could be censored and punished. d. the Supreme Court ultimately ruled that they were unconstitutional violations of freedom of speech and association. e. after the war, President Harding issued pardons to many of those prosecuted, including labor leader Eugene Debs.