Why is India referred to as a subcontinent?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Because it is a very large, physically isolated landmass, separated from the rest of Asia by the Himalayas, and surrounded on three sides by ocean.
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How did the United States gain unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans?
A) By sending 3,000 regulars and Kentucky militiamen across the river into Spanish territory B) By signing an alliance with France against Spain C) By purchasing New Orleans from the French D) By blockading the entrance to the Mississippi and starving the city into submission E) By negotiating an agreement with Spain, which came to be known as the Treaty of San Lorenzo
Which of the following was not among the issues addressed by women in the progressive movement?
a. Ending special regulations for safety and sanitary conditions governing women in the workplace b. Preventing child labor in factories and sweatshops c. Ensuring that food products were healthy and safe d. Attacking tuberculosis and other diseases bred in slum tenements e. Winning pensions for women with dependent children
What was the main job of the propaganda minister under Hitler?
A) the control of the media in support of the Nazi ideals B) the demonization of foreign influences C) the demonization of worldwide Jewry D) communicating the social realism of the Depression E) the promotion of industry
Which of the following provided for the registration of all men between the ages of 21 and 30 for the purpose of increasing the number of men in the military?
What will be an ideal response?