During the 17th century, where were English colonial possessions centered?
A) Africa and Middle East
B) Central and South America
C) Australia and New Zealand
D) North America and the Caribbean
E) India and Asia
D
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Decolonization moved rapidly after World War II for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) European feelings of cultural and racial superiority. B) Nationalistic feelings that began to grow in Africa and Asia. C) Europe's preoccupation with rebuilding at home after World War II. D) A change in European attitudes about the morality of colonialism. E) The attitude of the United States and the new United Nations that colonization was wrong.
Discuss the possible reasons why China abandoned its seemingly successful naval accomplishments after the death of the Emperor Yongle in 1424. Which do you believe to be most convincing, and why?
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Which of the following is true of women in the United States during the 1970s and 1980s? a. They met with little success in getting elected to political office. b. They witnessed the elimination of all barriers to equality. c. They took advantage of new employment opportunities and worked in increasing numbers outside the home,often from economic necessity
d. They continued to have little success in enrolling in colleges, universities, and professional schools.
One of the effects of the new urban and industrial lifestyle among the middle-class was
a. anxiety about holding their job. b. associating with new immigrants from Europe. c. freedom to choose where to work. d. the development of an apprentice system of advancement.