In preparation for American efforts to build an isthmian canal in Central America, __________ withdrew much of its forces from the area.
a. Britain
b. France
c. Spain
d. Columbia
a. Britain
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A) friendly B) hostile C) ambivalent D) uninterested
Following the defeat of Japanese invaders in 1945, Vietnamese nationalists returned to their struggle for independence against their __________ colonial rulers.
a. British b. French c. Chinese d. Dutch
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c. Quaker pacifists had far greater influence in the British Caribbean islands than in Britain's mainland colonies. d. Sugar producers in the British Caribbean islands had elected representatives who sat in Parliament.
Which nation in Africa had a long history with the Christian world, long before the coming of the Portuguese?
a. Ethiopia b. Kongo c. Rwanda d. Buganda e. Niger