What did Joseph Banks and Frederick the Great have in common?
a. They were both from Prussia.
b. They both studied music in their youth.
c. They both married three times.
d. They both encourage practical applications of science.
e. They both died of plague.
d
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One of the most significant policies enacted by Lorenzo Cárdenas was the
a. creation of a liberal constitution. b. nationalization of the oil industry. c. legalization of trade unions. d. abolition of slavery.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth
A) walked the line between affirming the monarch's role as head of the Anglican Church yet allowing individual churches to decide which practices to follow. B) encouraged merchants to invest in Atlantic-oriented ventures. C) helped finance the raids of the English "sea dogs" on Spanish ports and ships and shared in the plunder. D) secretly aided Protestant revolts in Europe against Spanish domination. E) viewed English Catholics as potential traitors in the days after the pope declared her a heretic.
Which of the following did NOT result from the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588?
A) It signaled the breakup of Spain's empire. B) It showed that England should also be considered as one of the world's great powers. C) It gave the French Protestants hope for their future. D) It was a catalyst for the Dutch Calvinists to gain full independence decades later. E) It suggested the end of Spain as a military power.
Which rival European power did the British defeat in the eighteenth century in its drive to control the Indian subcontinent?
a. Netherlands b. France c. Italy d. Spain e. Portugal