What mid-20th Century event in Latin America caused the most economic and political concern for the United States?
What will be an ideal response?What will be an ideal response?
The rise to power of the communist leader Fidel Castro in Cuba
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Why were European countries eager to welcome immigrants from their former colonies in the postwar period?
a) During the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s, cheap labor was in short supply and these immigrants worked inexpensively. b) European countries hoped that relaxed immigration rules would help them keep their colonies. Consider This: In this period, Europe underwent its greatest demographic shift in more than a millennium. See 14.4: The Colonial Collapse. c) Western European countries hoped that having many new immigrants would help their citizens learn more tolerance than had been apparent before and during World War II. Consider This: In this period, Europe underwent its greatest demographic shift in more than a millennium. See 14.4: The Colonial Collapse. d) The terms of the Marshall Plan required that European nations participating in the plan had to welcome immigrants from their colonies or former colonies. Consider This: In this period, Europe underwent its greatest demographic shift in more than a millennium. See 14.4: The Colonial Collapse.
Which generalization is most accurate regarding the progress of reform in Prussia under Frederick William III?
A. Reform movements progressed quickly with a supportive government. B. Government policies granted freedom to make liberal reforms. C. The reform movement was defeated completely under the conservative policies of Frederick William III. D. Violent revolutionaries took control of the government and pushed their powerful agenda.
Which of the following is not a long-term consequence of the creation of a world trading system by the European maritime powers:
a. Indian commodities were now being shipped globally b. the Dutch and the British saw a sharp decline in their supremacy in India c. growth of the Indian textile trade d. growth of American silver and food and cash crop imports into India
Which of the following phrases LEAST accurately describes or characterizes the 18th-century French philosophes?
A) social reformers B) secular humanitarians C) traditional philosophers D) general popularizers E) rational thinkers