Which nation thwarted French attempts to colonize Southeast Asia?
A) Holland B) Thailand C) Britain D) China E) Vietnam
B
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The innovations that drove the agricultural revolution seem to have originated with
a. peasants, who were desperate to feed their increasingly large families. b. urban artisans, who introduced their workshop techniques to their extended family members who lived on farms. c. rulers, who were eager to increase their military strength by increasing their population. d. landlords, whose earnings had increased because their products were valuable to a growing population.
Which of the following statements about early cities is true?
a. By gathering many people together in a small area, they encouraged cooperation and democratic procedures to get things done. b. They encouraged inequality and class distinctions; some citizens were able to acquire more wealth and status than others. c. They were administrative and religious centers, but most manufacturing took place in the countryside instead of in cities. d. Because people lived closer together, society tended to get more personal and people adhered more closely to kinship ties for their own protection.
When quinine became available in the middle of the 1800s, allowing for treatment of ________, European missionaries were able to follow their indigenous colleagues into the African interior.
a. Smallpox. b. Syphilis. c. Pneumonia. d. Malaria.
In the wake of World War II, the model of economic recovery in the west emphasized
a. hoarding of resources from Communist countries. b. a military industrial complex. c. redevelopment of transportation infrastructures in the wake of wartime destruction. d. restructuring of the labor system. e. the production of consumer goods