Nerva initiated a period of competent government by
a. establishing the Flavian dynasty.
b. initiating an adoptive system of imperial succession.
c. creating open competition for government jobs.
d. requiring that all senators begin their career by serving in the provinces.
e. introducing a system of exams for government officials.
b
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A) Ligurians. B) Gauls. C) Samnites. D) Etruscans. E) Dorians.
Richard Nixon, Eisenhower's vice-presidential running mate, made a name for himself
A) during his "Checkers" speech in which he defended himself against charges that he had a private campaign fund donated by wealthy Californians. B) as a member of the House Un-American Activities Committee. C) as a war hero during World War II. D) as governor of Texas.
Explain serfdom and how it fit into the broader social system of the High Middle Ages
What will be an ideal response?
The Great Depression
a. was the major cause of the adoption of the NEP in the Soviet Union. b. was far more harmful to the economy of the Soviet Union than to those of either Germany or the United States. c. was the most significant element keeping the Weimar Republic in power after 1929. d. developed after the American stock market collapses. e. ultimately raised German unemployment to 90 percent and that in Britain to over 70 percent.