Louis XIV used his palace at Versailles to
A) dominate the nobility and display his grandeur.
B) pursue his interest in scientific experimentation.
C) cultivate luxury crops and enhance royal revenue.
D) get away from politics and spend time with his family.
E) provide a spiritual sanctuary from a troubled world.
A
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The Soviets refused to join the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund because
a. the United States dominated both institutions. b. they could not afford the contribution required to become a member. c. both organizations had refused to lend money to the Soviet government. d. both institutions provided funds to anticommunist rebels inside the Soviet Union.
The journalists who exposed the wrongs of American society during the Progressive era were known as
a. abolitionists. b. know-nothings. c. stand-patters. d. muckrakers.
On what did the German military strategy of the blitzkrieg depend?
a) A system of trenches and fortifications b) Digging in and waiting out the enemy c) Surprise attacks with overwhelming force d) The ability to make long, steady advances
Which of the following pairs is incorrect?
a. Amos and Judea b. Jeremiah and Chaldea c. Hosea and Israel d. Isaiah and Jerusalem e. Jeremiah and Jerusalem