For 200 years after its founding in 1545, Potosí in modern ___________ produced over half of the silver of Spanish America.
a. Bolivia.
b. Brazil.
c. Colombia.
d. Belize.
a. Bolivia.
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Which of the following statements best expresses the rationale behind the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
A. The United States believed it should extend financial aid to Latin America to help raise the standard of living in the region. B. The United States believed that it had the right to colonize Latin America to exploit the resources of the region. C. The United States believed it had the right to intervene in the political and financial affairs of Latin American nations so that the region could be stabilized and intervention by European nations prevented. D. The United States believed it had an obligation to help the Latin American countries find the political system best suited to their culture.
Explain why President Polk "had little desire to go to war with Britain" over the Oregon question but was accused by some of having "deliberately provoked Mexico into war"
Why was Polk's action in the latter case more aggressive than in the former?
Who was Elizabeth Fry?
A. a reformer who exposed the horrible conditions in English prisons B. a reformer who called for an end to capital punishment C. a reformer who advocated for a police force in England D. a criminal sent to a colony in Australia
In African American families in which husband and wife were often separated, who was typically considered the head of the family?
A) the father B) the mother C) the oldest son D) the oldest daughter E) a grandparent