The devshirme can best be described as
a. a provincial slave levy.
b. an honor corps of Muslim bodyguards.
c. the policymaking body of Muslim religious scholars.
d. a holy war against the enemies of Islam.
a
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The Force Bill gave Jackson the power to
A) use military power to collect revenues. B) engage in an undeclared naval war with Britain. C) remove the Cherokees from their homelands. D) appoint cabinet officials without congressional approval. E) move all Native Americans onto reservations.
Which one of the following best describes President Herbert Hoover's initial approach to the Great Depression?
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