Why did Egypt and Syria choose October 6, 1973, as the day to attack Israel?
A. They had been waiting for Soviet military support.
B. Syria needed to resupply planes and ammunition.
C. They hoped to surprise Israel on a national holiday.
D. Egypt was in the midst of a change in government.
Answer: C
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How did the Rocky and Andes Mountains affect the movement of early settlers?
a. They created a desert area that was too harsh for new settlements. b. They prompted avalanches that were a constant danger. c. They created a physical barrier that impeded any movement into the area east of the mountain ranges. d. They were near active volcanoes that destroyed many early settlements. e. They had seasonal melting snow that created devastating floods.
After 1661, the new attitude in England toward religion resulted in which change in Massachusetts?
A) More immigrants came, fleeing religious persecution.
B) Puritans tightened their control over the colony.
C) The Crown had more control over the colony.
D) Puritans had to accept non-Puritans meeting in public.
Lincoln's reelection in 1864 was helped considerably by what event in September 1864?
A) the Emancipation Proclamation B) the fall of Atlanta C) the Fort Pillow Massacre D) the capture of Savannah
How successful were British authorities in extending the official reach of the Church of England to the eighteenth-century colonies?
a. Colonists in the South were largely Catholic and resented any increase in Anglican presence, but failed in opposing British action. b. Colonists welcomed any strengthening of the widely beloved Anglican religion in the American context. c. Colonists were indifferent to matters of government and religion, so British officials enjoyed a free hand in increasing Anglican authority. d. Colonists in New England had grown weary of their domination by Congregationalist ministers and accepted stronger Anglican support. e. Colonists outside the South were suspicious and resentful of British schemes to increase Anglican authority and successfully opposed them.