Both Peter the Great and Catherine the Great tried to make Russia
A. more like Western Europe
B. more like China
C. a colonial power
D. a democratic country
A. more like Western Europe
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For nearly two years as president, John F. Kennedy moved slowly on civil rights issues partly because he
A) had not promised any civil rights legislation in his election campaign. B) needed congressional voting support from white southern Democrats. C) held a personal dislike of Martin Luther King, Jr. D) All of the above.
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations was a forceful rejection of the doctrine of laissez-faire
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The growth of abolitionism in England was fueled by
a. England's Catholic heritage. b. fear of slave revolts. c. Enlightenment thinking and England's proud history of its Bill of Rights. d. the rising costs of owning and maintaining slaves. e. new legislation in Parliament banning slavery in the colonies.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, many African Americans __________
A) found their situation improved substantially B) received equal opportunities for quality education C) worked in the South under conditions of peonage D) had little reason to protest E) often banded together to start businesses