Christopher Columbus
a. was an escaped criminal from Munich when he sailed to the Americas.
b. was of Genoese origin, although he gained fame in the service of the Portuguese king.
c. was the brother of Hessin Cortes.
d. converted to Islam on his forty-third birthday.
e. believed that Asia was larger, and closer to Europe by water, than people then thought.
e
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Which of the following accurately describes advances in racial equality during FDR's presidency?
A) FDR fully integrated the U.S. military at the start of World War II. B) FDR prohibited racial discrimination in the Works Progress Administration. C) FDR appointed African Americans to his cabinet. D) FDR pushed for civil rights legislation in Congress.
The United States
a. entered the war immediately after a number of Americans died when the Lusitania was sunk by a German submarine. b. had, in President Wilson, a strong foe of total war mobilization. c. sent its troops to China during the civil war there. d. took an idealistic stance at the Paris Peace Conference. e. joined the League of Nations in spite of Woodrow Wilson's opposition.
What figure in the Hebrew bible was an Ethiopian queen, who sought knowledge from Solomon?
a. Eve b. Delilah c. Sarah d. Bathsheba e. the Queen of Sheba
As president, Jimmy Carter called for a foreign policy that stressed the importance of
A. democracy. B. free trade and open markets. C. American business interests. D. the environment. E. human rights.