What has caused a strain in the supranational organization known as the European Union since the 2004 expansion?
A) The introduction of a standard currency, the euro.
B) Has been approached by Russia, which would like to join.
C) Added the former communist Eastern European nations.
D) Lifted travel restrictions among member nations.
E) The global financial crisis of 2008.
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What incident or development resulted in the entry of the United States into World War I?
a. The sinking of the liner Lusitania had resulted in substantial loss of American lives. b. With the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, Wilson feared that the remaining Allies would not be able to continue the war. c. Anti-German sentiment in the United States, fomented by the British, forced Wilson to declare war on Germany and her allies. d. Germany resumed unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917. e. During the mutiny of its army, France asked for American aid; the United States, still grateful for French help in the War of Independence, quickly responded.
The Roman and Han Empires had all of the following traits in common EXCEPT
A. a similar social and economic structures. B. a society centered on the family. C. an agriculturally-based economy. D. large populations. E. relative stability of its leadership.
The appointment of __________ was a key factor in Poland's resistance to Communist control.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Why do we know very little about the underground railroad?
A) The records of the organization were burned in a fire set by white mobs. B) It was a myth told by antislavery advocates to keep black slaves hopeful. C) It was a secret and unofficial organization with no centralized command. D) It existed for only two years, and had only one leader, Harriet Tubman.