The event that touched off the process of secession for the majority of southern states was
A) the election of Lincoln to the presidency
B) "Bleeding Kansas"
C) the bombardment of Fort Sumter
D) antiunion riots in Baltimore
Ans: A) the election of Lincoln to the presidency
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A) northern and western Europe. B) southern and eastern Europe. C) southern and western Europe. D) northern and eastern Europe.
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A. informal arrangement among major European powers for resolving mutual foreign policy issues B. a new Russian, Austrian, Prussian, and British quadruple alliance C. a January 1820 outbreak of the Spanish revolution D. the 1814 restoration of the French monarchy
Ivan Boesky and Michael Milken
A) were ethics-challenged investors. B) were investigative journalists who exposed corrupt investment practices. C) designed the first personal computer. D) were convicted of giving American technology secrets to the Soviet Union.
Which of these geographical elements did not serve to impede communication and exchange in sub-Saharan Africa?
a. rivers that were difficult to navigate b. dense forest that harbors disease from mosquitoes c. shores in East Africa that are inhospitable to shipping d. an immense desert