What was the main reason the Romans won the wars in southern Italy against the Greek colonists?
A. Religious syncretism created a basis for a treaty under pax decorum.
B. The Greeks were dependent on the Athenian navy, which was destroyed in fighting Persians.
C. The Romans established a blockade that starved out the Greeks.
D. The Romans were willing to incur casualties more than the Greeks.
E. The Greeks had inferior military leadership.
Answer: D
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In response to urban congestion, boston and new york built the first?
a. trolley cars b. tunnels c. subway systems d. overpasses
What resulted from the completion of the first transcontinental railroad?
a. The Civil War ended sooner. b. The South used parts of the line to transport troops. c. The amount of time to travel across the country dramatically decreased d. Lincoln was the first president to travel across the country. e. Various Indian tribes sabotaged it by destroying several railroad junctions.