Which of these was the cause of U.S. intervention in Colombia in the early 1900s?
A) American oil refineries
B) the Panama Canal
C) the United Fruit Company
D) the Mexican Revolution
B
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A) Protection of the middle classes. B) Rejection of the Versailles Treaty. C) Land redistribution for the peasants. D) Confiscation of World War I profits. E) Government ownership of all property.
What did Boris Yeltsin promise that started a coup?
A) A return to communist ideology B) A free market economy in 500 days C) The reliance upon the United States to stave off economic disaster D) The end of control of satellite territories E) A promise to oust Mikhail Gorbachev from office
How did lies and rumors lead the United States closer to the war of 1812?
A) Madison was ready for war because he believed France's lies about lifting trade embargoes and rumors about Britain causing conflicts with Indians. B) England lied about lifting trade embargoes and causing conflicts with Indians in the West, infuriating Americans and making them ready for war. C) France lied about selling the United States the Louisiana Purchase; Britain spread rumors about Canadian resistance to U.S. trade, making the United States want war. D) Federalists spread rumors about Canada's involvement in Indian territories; Republicans countered with lies about Britain's trade embargoes. E) Northerners spread rumors about the South's slave smuggling; southerners countered with lies about northerners breaking the U.S. trade embargo.
Which of these best explains the absence of caudillos in Chilean politics?
A) the mining economy B) a secure foundation of institutions C) loyalty to Diego Portales and his successors D) the domination of peninsulares