All of these statements about the American invasion of Iraq are true EXCEPT
a. Many Americans knew Iran was not connected to al-Qaeda or the 9/11 attacks.
b. The Bush administration claimed Iraq was a threat due to its "weapons of mass destruction."
c. The U.S. began withdrawing its remaining troops from Iraq in 2011.
d. The CIA proved, beyond a doubt, that Hussein trained and bankrolled the 9/11 attacks.
e. It generated controversy in the U.S. and international community.
d
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Which of the following events touched off the First World War?
a. The seizure of Shandong by Japan b. The assassination of the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne c. The revelation of the secret German war plan against France d. The exposure of Russian Czar Nicholas II's affair with his German chambermaid
In the mid-eighteenth century the religious makeup of the Middle Colonies was
A. evenly divided between Catholic and Protestant. B. overwhelmingly Protestant. C. not dominated by any sect. D. mostly Catholic.
The gaucho in Argentina is similar to what widely romanticized figure in American history?
A) fur trader B) solitary prospector C) homesteader D) cattle rustler E) western cowboy
How did the conquest of the Incan Empire in Peru affect Spain?
A) The pope praised the conquest and moved the papacy to Spain. B) The silver extracted from Peru made Spain the strongest European power. C) The Spaniards lost their military and political influence in Europe. D) The war was so costly that it caused the Spanish monarchy to go bankrupt.