The Count-Duke of Olivares sought to transform the Spanish monarchy into an absolutist state in the 1600s by __________
A) protecting local institutions
B) upholding provincial rights
C) establishing national banks
D) promoting separatist politics
Ans: C) establishing national banks
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a. Grover Cleveland b. William McKinley c. Benjamin Harrison d. Rutherford B. Hayes
Life for the Jews under the Neo-Babylonians involved
A) slavery for Jews unwilling to give up their faith. B) the destruction of Jewish Temples. C) imprisonment for Jewish elders and religious leaders. D) the evolution of the Torah. E) deportation and separation of Jews throughout Babylon.
What lasting impact did Islam have upon the West?
A) They were friends of westerners in education and trade. B) The overseas exploration they engaged in benefitted everyone in the West. C) Islam was a formidable enemy. D) The adherence to ancient tradition brought those traditions forward to the present day. E) All of these
Which industry experienced the greatest growth in the United States after the Civil War?
a. agriculture b. heavy machinery c. textile manufacturing