Because of the high mortality rate, West Africa was often called the ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
white man's graveyard
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Jazz could best be described as a melding of European musical traditions and
A) Latin music. B) classical music. C) folk music. D) African-American music. E) country music.
How did the difficulties of colonial governance mirror the ideas promulgated in Rudyard Kipling’s "The White Man’s Burden"?
a) Excessive costs and Europeans' general unwillingness to settle new colonies meant that colonial staffs were often overworked at best and incompetent or corrupt at worst. b) Europeans could safely assume that colonial governments were temporary, since once civilized, local peoples could govern themselves. Consider This: Is Kipling’s view of colonial government in "The White Man’s Burden" meant to be ironic? See 10.4: Imperial Doubts. c) Missionaries were always more concerned with the spread of religion than with the welfare of their parishioners. Consider This: Is Kipling’s view of colonial government in "The White Man’s Burden" meant to be ironic? See 10.4: Imperial Doubts. d) Europeans were encouraged to forgo good jobs and career success in favor of selflessly serving in the colonies. Consider This: Is Kipling’s view of colonial government in "The White Man’s Burden" meant to be ironic? See 10.4: Imperial Doubts.
By 1400 B.C.E., Babylonia came under the control of the __________, the longest ruling dynasty in southwest Asia in ancient times
A) Egyptians B) Kassites C) Hittites D) Hebrews
One striking result of the demand for wartime labor was that:
A) the rural population shrank by 20% and farming became more mechanized. B) the need for factory workers limited the number of men eligible for the draft. C) the population of the Northeast surged as war plants sprang up. D) large corporations were bankrupted by paying high wages to workers.