Examine the changing economic world of the Ottoman, Russian, Qing, and Tokugawa states. Why did these societies have so much trouble competing with western Europeans?
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The Seventeenth Amendment
a. made the distribution and use of alcohol illegal. b. provided for the direct popular election of U.S. senators. c. limited presidential terms. d. gave women the right to vote.
Which of the following was not part of the "black power" crusade?
a. a new emphasis on African-American culture and heritage b. establishment of self-defense groups to protect African Americans from police harassment c. demands for the release of African-American prisoners d. continuation of nonviolent protests against segregation e. guaranteed employment for all citizens
What is one reason why Congress passed the Ethnic Heritage Studies Act of 1972?
A) to promote the idea of diversity as a positive force B) to give employers the opportunity to learn about workers from different ethnic groups C) to provide for the inclusion of different ethnic groups as mascots for team sports D) to educate people in the agricultural industry about the plight of farm workers E) to add questions about ethnic heritage and history to voter literacy tests
How did the invention of the astrolabe further maritime exploration?
A. It allowed sailors to calculate their latitude. B. It redirected the wind into differently cut sails. C. It revised the ways maps were printed. D. It charted the currents in the Atlantic Ocean which allowed more accurate timing of journeys. E. It calculated the speed of a vessel in water by Archimedes' theory of water displacement.