When the United States moved native peoples from their homes in the Midwest and Southeast into Indian Territory in present Oklahoma, they meant to
a. provide Native Americans with safe and ample lands.
b. kill as many Native Americans as possible through starvation, exposure, and disease.
c. protect Native Americans from white settlers.
d. simply make it easier to manage native populations in the face of large migrations by whites and others into these areas.
b
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For which of the following reasons did Congress pass the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, and 1937?
A) to outlaw arms sales or loans to nations at war B) to encourage arms sales and loans to nations at war C) to increase tax revenue from the war industries abroad D) to foster new trade with the nations at war
Mortality rates for Europeans in the West Indies were much higher than for Europeans in Europe.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Why did increased trade with Europeans tend to erode the traditional leadership structure of Native American groups?
A) Native Americans looked to the Europeans as their new leaders, which caused the Native American leaders to lose much of their power. B) Native Americans who traded with Europeans tended not to belong to traditional communities, but rather to leaderless societies. C) Native American leaders no longer wanted to rule over other members of their groups who traded with Europeans. D) Native American leaders spent so much time in conflict with European traders that they had no time for leadership, causing their roles to weaken. E) Native Americans no longer consulted leaders when they bargained with European traders, which weakened the leaders’ roles.
The point where France met resistance in Asian decolonization was in ______________.
A. Korea B. Vietnam C. Bangladesh D. Cambodia E. Laos