Who demanded that Japan open its ports for refueling of and trade with American shipping?
a. Robert Clive
b. Matthew Perry
c. Cecil Rhodes
d. Tsar Nicholas
e. Benjamin Disraeli
ANSWER:
b
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A) John Cabot. B) Henry Hudson. C) Jacques Cartier. D) Vasco da Gama.
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A) to end the abuse of natural resources. B) to integrate the public school system. C) to win support for the Interstate Commerce Act. D) to implement the direct primary. E) to mobilize the elite to reform society.
Dutch colonial efforts were
a. incredibly unsuccessful, as their huge expenditures did not produce a single profitable colony. b. ended by superior Portuguese power in North America before 1700. c. weakened by their principled refusal to take part in the slave trade. d. highly successful in Southeast Asia, and particularly on the island of Java. e. most economically profitable in New Amsterdam.
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