During the Civil War, Britain and the United States were nearly provoked into war by
a. Charles Francis Adams's incompetence as United States ambassador to London.
b. British merchant ships' evasion of the Union naval blockade.
c. the Trent affair, involving the removal of Southern diplomats from a British ship.
d. Napoleon III's effort to place Maximilian on the Mexican throne.
e. British working class support for the South.
c
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A. asserting dominance over nations that were once part of the Soviet Union B. achieving greater NATO involvement in former Soviet blocs C. supporting the American-led war in Iraq D. helping Chechnya become politically and economically independent
Trench warfare favored
A) the attackers. B) the defenders. C) neither side. D) both sides equally. E) It cannot be determined.
Galileo's discoveries were quickly embraced by leaders of the Catholic Church, since they seemed compatible with the idea that humans and the earth were at the center of the universe.
a. true b. false