The brutal suppression of slave uprisings in the British West Indies led many British citizens to pressure their government to end both the slave trade and slavery.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
General MacArthur gave President Truman erroneous advice during the Korean War when he advised Truman to __________
A) authorize an invasion of North Korea because he thought that China would not attack U.S. troops B) retreat from the 38th parallel into the safety of South Korea because he thought China would attack C) withdraw troops from Korea altogether because he thought that China and the Soviet Union would obliterate the U.S. forces D) use diplomacy to negotiate peace because he thought military efforts would be ineffective E) drop an atom bomb on Seoul because he thought the Chinese would then be afraid to occupy the city
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a. In anticipation of an economic downturn in the 1930s, they had significantly reduced their inventories. b. Having misrepresented their assets to obtain loans, they were overburdened with debt. c. They enjoyed relatively high profits because of the expansion of foreign markets. d. They incurred heavy losses of capital by shifting their investments from the United States stock market toless profitable European markets.