What problems did the Philippines face after achieving independence from the United States in 1946?
What will be an ideal response?
Discuss the failure of democracy in the Philippines, and how economic and ethnic diversity contributed to that failure. What role did the United States, both pre- and post-colonialism, play in that failure? Describe the most recent indications that democracy may yet succeed in the Philippines.
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Problems facing the European Union include
a. the general failure of the euro. b. a continuing separation of Europe along a line defined by the former iron curtain. c. the inability of citizens of member states to travel and work in other members states. d. defining Europeanization as separate from "American imperialism." e. a shrinking number of member states.
The Arab conquest of Egypt took centuries
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
As World War II began for the United States in 1941, President Roosevelt
a. led a seriously divided nation into the conflict. b. endorsed the same kind of government persecution of German-Americans as Wilson had in World War I. c. called the American people to an idealistic crusade for democracy with the same rhetoric that Wilson had used in World War I. d. decided on a strategy of giving top priority to the war in Europe while putting the Pacific war on the back burner. e. declared a strategy of attacking Italy and Japan first while leaving the more potent Hitler for later.
Crop prices fell heavily at the end of the 19th century due to crop ______________. This led to many farm foreclosures, and an increase in the number of tenant farmers.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).