The Spanish Empire in the sixteenth century was funded largely by
a. loot from the Netherlands.
b. gold and silver from the New World colonies.
c. the development of iron-working and coal mining in Spain.
d. taxes on the slave trade.
e. the sugar and tobacco trade.
b
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a. an American ultimatum that unrestricted U-boat attacks would lead to war. b. new respect for the American Navy's ability to protect itself. c. an extensive German defense of the practice of targeting civilian vessels. d. a United States pledge to cut off aid to the Allies until the British agreed to respect American neutrality.
Lope de Vega was a leading Spanish playwright
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) easily penetrable B) purely fantastic C) inescapable D) more symbolic than real
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a. It did not address business owners' goals of stabilizing production and raising prices. b. It compelled all companies to join, whether they wanted to or not. c. In the final analysis, very few industries decided to enroll in the NRA. d. It proved overly cumbersome, and its rules favored big businesses over small businesses and labor. e. It did not attempt to address labor leaders' goals of ensuring maximum working hours and establishing minimum wage.