Gunpowder was originally used as:
a. A propellant for the launching of ‘fire arrows.'
b. An agent for fireworks displays during religious festivals.
c. A propellant for bullets through rifle muskets.
d. A medicine for skin irritations.
d. A medicine for skin irritations.
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How was the black vote related to the desegregation of the military after World War II?
A) Black voters helped to stall the eventual desegregation of the military. B) Black voters made no impact on the pace of desegregation of the military. C) Black voters helped to hasten the desegregation of the military. D) Black voters failed to vote in sufficient numbers to change segregation in the military.
What was the name given to the Nile delta, about one hundred miles from the Mediterranean?
a. Greater Egypt b. Lower Egypt c. Upper Egypt d. Central Egypt e. Axum
The three-year long Anglo-Dutch War ended
A. with the Dutch losing most of their slaving forts in Africa. B. with the Dutch maintaining control of New York. C. with a decisive victory by the English. D. inconclusively.
Beginning with the famous case of Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice ________ stamped his views of the independent power of the courts on the nation's constitutional understanding.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).