In 636, the Muslims defeated the ____ army at the Yarmuk River
a. Mongol
b. Seljuk
c. Frankish
d. Persian
e. Byzantine
e
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A. land claim conflicts between the states, and border disputes with Britain and Spain. B. political ineffectiveness, and the need to industrialize. C. republicanism and federalism. D. slavery, and the Indian question.
In response to a supposed Soviet threat to Middle Eastern oil, the American Central Intelligence Agency in 1953
a. began seeking alternative sources of energy. b. staged a coup to overthrow the Iranian government and install Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi as dictator-like monarch. c. engaged in sabotage against pro-Soviet governments in the region. d. developed close cooperation with Israeli intelligence agencies. e. gathered conclusive evidence of the Soviets' plans to control Egypt.
How did New Netherland become New York?
A. The English in adjacent areas gradually absorbed the isolated Dutch settlements. B. The Dutch sold it to the English. C. The Dutch abandoned it; the English then colonized it. D. It was taken by an English invading fleet.
The new president of Russia in 1991 was
a. Boris Yeltsin. b. Vladimir Putin. c. Edvard Sheverednaze. d. Vladimir Zhironovsky. e. Leonid Kuchma.