Which country expanded its colonial control of the East Indies in the nineteenth century?
A) Spain
B) the Netherlands
C) China
D) India
B) the Netherlands
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Which of the following is true of the Johnson Act, as passed by Congress in 1934?
A. The act forbade the government from extending loans to foreign governments that were in default on debts owed to the United States. B. By the terms of the act, the United States returned to the gold standard. C. The act declared a moratorium on war debts owed to the United States. D. Through the act, American banks were permitted to open foreign branch banks.
During the Franco-Prussian War
A) Napoleon III successfully defended the French homeland. B) the French were decisively defeated at the Battle of Sedan. C) Bismarck allowed the Prussian army to fall into a subordinate position. D) a military standoff resulted between the two great armies. E) a truce was finally agreed to, giving Germany the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine, while France gained Schleswig and Holstein.
Which of these men ruled Rome as a monarch while maintaining the façade of a republic?
A) Augustus B) Herod C) Virgil D) Galen
Robert La Follette led:
a. a political machine that successfully fought off reform. b. Wisconsin Progressives. c. Progressive Democrats in the House of Representatives. d. a business revolt against high taxes and government regulation.