During the first half of his reign, Philip II focused on:
A. events in Germany.
B. the Netherlands.
C. social issues.
D. the growth of English power.
E. the Mediterranean and the Turkish threat.
E
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Cortés captured the last emperor of the Aztecs, ________, in 1521 and executed him in 1525.
a. Moctezuma II. b. Montezuma. c. Atahualpa. d. Cuauhtémoc.
The fundamental weakness of colonialism was that it a. required a substantial economic investment in the infrastructure by the colonizer
b. relied on theories of Social Darwinism. c. is ultimately based on the self-interests of the colonial powers. d. assumed a welcome system of reciprocity with the subject nation. e. could not establish a uniform system of administration between direct or indirect rule.
The tragic war ended with one more tragedy just days after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, when John Wilkes Booth shot and killed ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following explains why interest in national politics fell off after 1815?
a. Partisan conflict in the United States abated as the nation had only one strong political party. b. There were very few issues dividing Americans. c. All Americans benefited equally from the era’s economic growth. d. Political leaders actively discouraged popular participation in politics.