Why did the U.S. seize the Philippines in 1898?
A) to quell an uprising led by MartÃ
B) to protect American missionaries
C) to protect American sugar planters
D) because it was a vulnerable Spanish colony
Answer: D
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A) Men and women are equal in every respect. B) The right to vote is a universal human right. C) Women in politics goes against God's will. D) Women's expertise is in raising children.
By the mid-1500s Spain controlled all of the following areas EXCEPT
A) northern South America B) all of Central America C) the Northwest Territories D) larger Caribbean Islands E) south and southwest North America
The Greek historian Thucydides differed from Herodotus in that the former
A) was unconcerned with divine forces as a factor in history. B) devoted much of his writing to economic history. C) never wrote about warfare but only about political and cultural matters. D) was unconcerned with teaching lessons based on history. E) exhibited a critical attitude toward his sources but Herodotus did not.
Which of the following was developed by Germany in preparation for a two-front war?
A) Schlieffen Plan B) Fourteen Points C) Western Front D) Balfour Declaration