What proportion of Russia's peasants were serfs in 1800?

A) one-quarter
B) half
C) two-thirds
D) nine-tenths


B

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The passage of the Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution

A) lowered the voting age to 18. B) prohibited any president from serving more than two terms in office. C) outlawed poll taxes in federal elections. D) determined the line of succession in case of the removal of the president from office or his death or resignation.

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What was “Liberia Fever”?

A) a disease similar to malaria that killed many of the black migrants to that country B) a strong desire to leave America for the African colony of Liberia C) an interest in African culture and artifacts D) a strong commitment to black nationalism

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One striking result of postwar youth culture was that __________

A) girls married at an earlier age B) fewer young couples married C) parental control of their children increased D) young people avoided adopting adult habits as long as possible

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In the 1960s, Marshall McLuhan predicted that the scenario for the future would be

A) a clash of civilizations. B) a global village. C) the end of "history." D) the victory for liberal democracy. E) an age of terrorism.

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