In the seventeenth century the prominence of the Dutch Republic as a great power
A) stemmed from its domination of Mediterranean trade.
B) was supported by economic prosperity.
C) was a result of the ejection of the House of Orange from political power in 1581.
D) came to an abrupt end when the Dutch Republic was soundly defeated by the Spanish Netherlands
E) All of these are correct.
B
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A) did not resist supplying Europeans with slaves. B) discontinued its involvement in the slave trade. C) traded exclusively with the Spanish. D) acquired its slaves only from its own population. E) traded its slaves only for goods, not for money.
In 1529, Portugal agreed with what other imperial power to divide up dominion over global trade?
a. China b. the Netherlands c. Spain d. Britain
What was Cardinal Richelieu's goal concerning the French nobility?
A) He wanted to destroy the social privileges of the nobility. B) He hoped to eliminate all class distinctions. C) He wanted to end the nobles' legal privileges. D) He wanted to curtail their independence.
The New Economic Policy was issued in 1921 by ________
A) Joseph Stalin B) Alexander Kerensky C) V.I. Lenin D) Nikita Khrushchev