Based on these maps of the Pacific and Caribbean theaters of war, what accounted for a quick and overwhelming American victory in the Spanish-American War?
A) guerrilla attacks and ambushes launched against Spanish forces
B) powerful American professional military forces
C) tight alliances with both the Cuban and Filipino rebels
D) superior American naval power
D
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a. land, education, and office. b. land, wealth, and aristocratic status. c. land, military service, and common status. d. familial connections, military service, and aristocratic status.
Which of the following statements best applies to Austria-Hungary before World War I?
A) Both Austria and Hungary had working parliamentary systems. B) The Magyars dominated politics in Austria under Emperor William II. C) The nationality problem remained unresolved. D) Prime minister Count Edward von Taafe was ousted in 1893 by the Slavic minorities for his failure to make concessions to them. E) By 1900 it had become a federal state, with seven different constitutional regions enjoying domestic self-rule.
In the mid-1700s, agents responsible for the collection of taxes, like the “notables” in the Balkans and the “valley lords” in western Anatolia:
a. Withheld increasing amounts from the treasury in Istanbul. b. Re-established centralized Ottoman power in the sultan's domains. c. Cooperated with local religious minorities and encouraged foreign trade. d. Succeeded in preventing a war with Russia, since they realized their troop strength was inadequate.
In 1941
A) Germany invaded the Soviet Union, and Japan attacked the militaries and colonial holdings of the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Dutch in Asia and the Pacific. B) the United States deployed invasion forces against the Japanese and sent many army divisions to Europe to fight the Germans. C) Germany declared war on the United States in hopes of the Japanese invading the Soviet Union in Asia. D) both Germany invaded the Soviet Union, and Japan attacked the militaries and colonial holdings of the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Dutch in Asia and the Pacific; and Germany declared war on the United States in hopes of the Japanese invading the Soviet Union in Asia. E) both Germany invaded the Soviet Union, and Japan attacked the militaries and colonial holdings of the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Dutch in Asia and the Pacific; and the United States deployed invasion forces against the Japanese and sent many army divisions to Europe to fight the Germans.