Opium was traded by the British for what much coveted Chinese good?
a. tea
b. gold
c. silver
d. incense
e. rice
Ans: a
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In 2006, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
a. became the first woman elected chief executive of a country on the African continent. b. was executed for violation of Shari'a law. c. gained international notoriety for exposing corruption in the United Nation. d. won the Nobel Prize in Literature for her book Devil on the Cross. e. relinquished power to Nelson Mandela ending Apartheid in South Africa.
The economic crisis that began in 2007 caused which of the following?
a. The paralysis of credit markets b. Severe inflation c. A record increase in interest rates on home mortgages d. The collapse of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
By the beginning of the Civil War, the United States had one of the highest literacy rates of any nation of the world
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.