President Theodore Roosevelt's policies, in regard to Asia, were intended
A. to favor Japan.
B. to favor China.
C. to prevent both China and Russia from becoming dominant there.
D. to favor Russia.
E. to secure American dominance there.
C
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With regard to the rulers of the West African coastal states of Dahomey and Asante, which of the following statements accurately describes their role in the slave trade and the trade's impact on them?
A. Although they controlled aspects of the slave trade, the coastal kings were merely the puppets of European traders who controlled them and the territory they governed. B. By centralizing and controlling the slave trade, the kings of these states oversaw the emergence of powerful kingdoms. C. Since the Europeans completely controlled the slave trade, the coastal kings were merely figureheads with no real power. D. Although the coastal kings allowed the Europeans to control the slave trade, they acquired power and wealth by gaining control over the trans-Saharan trade.
The English by 1674 had driven the ____________out of the Atlantic slave trade
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
One of the main ways that Roman culture was spread throughout the Mediterranean world was
a. through the popularity of traditional Roman religion. b. through the spread and popularity of Roman pottery. c. through Roman soldiers, who often married local women and settled where they had been stationed. d. through the way Romans compelled subject peoples to adopt their culture.
Which one of the following comments best summarizes the impact of the Scientific Revolution on Western Civilization?
A) It created a new "heaven" but had little impact on conceptions of the earth. B) It slightly modified the medieval, Aristotelian-Ptolemaic worldview. C) It was a major turning point that represented cooperation in the pursuit of new knowledge. D) It forcefully and deliberately attacked the moral foundation of a Christian civilization. E) It created a new "earth" but had little impact on conceptions of the universe.