After buying the project from the Panama Canal Company, how did the United States gain control of the region where the Panama Canal was built?
A) The U.S. Congress sent Colombia $25 million to grant Panama its independence.
B) American troops attacked Colombia to gain access to the canal for the United States.
C) The French engineer de Lessups sold his share of the land to the United States.
D) Colombia decided to grant Panama its independence in exchange for favorable trading status.
E) U.S. naval forces supported the Panamanian revolt against Colombia.
E
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The Black Death refers to:
A. the famine that occurred from 1315 to 1317 B. a virulent plague that struck fourteenth century Europe. C. a disease transmitted through African slaves. D. the collapse of the European economy in the fourteenth century. E. a heretical sect of Gnostic Christians.
According to Map 25.5, which of the following was a new state carved out of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire?
A) Czechoslovakia B) Belgium C) Albania D) Italy
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What was the title of Copernicus's most important book?
a. On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres b. Novum Organum c. Principia d. On the Motion of the Heart and Blood e. The Great Instauration