In 1875 Britain bought Egypt's controlling shares in what?
a. Trans-Saharan salt trade
b. the Suez Canal
c. cotton plantations
d. Ethiopian arms trades
e. Cairo University
b
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The system of thought that prizes "Does it work?" more than "Is it true?" is known as ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Muslim rulers of India
A) allowed freedom of worship. B) built a Buddhist university. C) erased Buddhism from India. D) caused Buddhism to grow. E) encouraged the Buddhist monks to continue their lifestyles.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act:
A) convinced many northern Whigs that compromise with the South was impossible. B) spurred white settlement in the new territory. C) set the stage for conflict between pro- and antislavery activists. D) all of the above