The first European nation to establish contact with sub-Saharan Africa was ________
A) France
B) Italy
C) the Netherlands
D) Portugal
E) Spain
Answer: D
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A) opened the way for antislavery and proslavery forces to meet physically and compete for territory. B) determined that slavery would exist in Kansas, but not Nebraska. C) quickened westward expansion. D) quieted sectional conflict temporarily.
As a result of Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956,
a. Egypt was attacked by the British, the French, and the Israelis. b. the Israelis supported Egypt in revenge for the holocaust. c. the Eisenhower administration secured control of the canal for the Europeans by sending in a United States occupation force. d. the Israelis retained perpetual control of the Sinai Peninsula. e. the Soviet Union attacked Afghanistan.
China's Red Army became a major economic power through its control of
a. commercial construction. b. TV and radio. c. a large shipping line. d. weapons and armament. e. automobile production.
Which of the following is a state in the Deep South?
A) Florida B) Mississippi C) Illinois D) Indiana E) Arkansas