What European nation attempted to conquer Vietnam during the mid 19th century?
a. Britain
b. Germany
c. United States
d. France
e. Russia
d
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American ambitions to build the Panama Canal at first were blocked by which circumstance?
a. Most imperialist leaders believed the canal would be too expensive to build. b. Britain opposed American plans for building the canal. c. Panama was a province of Colombia, and that nation's senate opposed a deal with the United States. d. France opposed American plans for building a canal.
The spark that set off World War I was the
A) Austrian invasion of Serbia. B) German invasion of Poland. C) assassination of the heir to the Austrian throne. D) assassination of the Russian Tsar. E) Serbian attack on Austria.
Which characteristic was NOT shared by medieval towns and cities?
a. Many received charters of liberties by the 1100s and 1200s. b. Their location near transportation routes was essential. c. They were food-producing, self-sufficient units, in which commerce was secondary. d. Many were revived Roman cities whose size and populations grew as trade increased. e. New towns or cities were begun at strategically viable locations.
An ardent feminist, why did Emma Goldman decline to support women's suffrage?
a. She did not have time to take on another cause. b. She did not think political rights were the key to equality. c. She believed that the first step to women's equality was through better wages and working conditions. d. She did not get along with the leaders of the suffrage movement. e. She was an immigrant and would be ineligible to vote even if suffrage were achieved.