In a move to create a Chinese market, the British East India Company turned to what product they could sell in China?
a. British cotton goods.
b. Iron products made in Liverpool.
c. Opium.
d. Lumber.
e. Raw cotton.
c
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a. He tried to blame the Soviet Union for ruining his presidency. b. He tried to pin responsibility on the public and his dismissed cabinet members. c. He donated several million dollars to popular American charities. d. He tried to demonstrate that he understood the common man. e. He ordered a supportively slanted film to sway public opinion.
What two countries were engaged in a negotiation that the Lodge Corollary disallowed?
A. Mexico and Japan B. Nicaragua and France C. Colombia and Japan D. Mexico and Spain
Which of the following is NOT true of the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act (1956)?
A. President Eisenhower saw its usefulness for defense, similar to Hitler's autobahn. B. The auto industry lobbied for it. C. It was the largest public works project to date. D. It was paid for mostly by taxpayers via an additional income tax.
Why was John Eliot unsuccessful in converting the New England Indians to Christianity? a. He was never able to convince the Indians of the superiority of the Christian God over their pantheon ofgods
b. He tried to employ elaborate rituals in the worship service. c. He preached a covenant of works, which was a concept totally alien to the Indians. d. He insisted that to be truly Christian the Indians had to reject their culture for English culture.