Britain's control of which country served British economic interests?
A) India
B) France
C) Portugal
D) Italy
A
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Why did people flee farms in the early 1900s?
a. Pests destroyed most crops across the South, and farmers fled debt. b. People were attracted to the more modern, cosmopolitan life of the city and suburbs. c. Drought destroyed most crops across the Midwest, and farmers fled debt. d. Whites came to associate farming with Mexicans and African Americans. e. New technology made tenant farming unnecessary and obsolete.
How did Virginia Company of London treasurer Sir Edwin Sandys attract settlers to Virginia?
A) He instituted a system allotting land to anyone who paid for his passage to Virginia. B) He began to bring African slaves to Virginia. C) He expelled the Indians from the vicinity of Jamestown. D) He drained the swamps near Jamestown to rid the region of mosquitoes and disease. E) He raised the price of tobacco to lure growers with the promise of riches.
Which of the following statements describes New Imperialism?
A. It is characterized by a subtle shift in goals and a blatant shift in methods used to achieve said goals. B. It was the overarching imperial theory at the beginning of the nineteenth century. C. It is only used when referring to the decadence that exemplifies the Qing dynasty. D. It is a racially offensive term that is no longer used in post-secondary history studies.
During Justinian's rule, the empire's strength lay in its ________
A. cities B. farms C. mountains D. suburbs