Why was the alliance system in pre?World War I Europe both a blessing and a curse?
A. If successful, Europe would boom economically, but if not, depression would result.
B. It could produce agricultural abundance or starvation.
C. It could both appoint and remove monarchs.
D. It could maintain peace or bring about war.
Answer: D
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A. Buddhist teachings permitted the Srivijayan kings to engage in trade where their previous religious beliefs had prohibited its followers from earning profits. B. Srivijayan kings were able to form profitable alliances with other Buddhist states in the region. C. The spread of Buddhism legitimized the relatively weak Srivijayan state. D. Buddhist teachings brought an end to a decades-long civil war within Srivijayan territory.
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A) tobacco B) cotton C) slaves D) wheat E) corn
Why did the Republic of Hawaii embarrass President Cleveland?
A) It showed the world that Cleveland was an imperialistic president who orchestrated military coups to gain land. B) It showed the world that Cleveland and the United States had an imperialist foreign policy that contradicted their independence-minded domestic policy. C) The Republic was his idea, and it failed when it was only a week old. D) It showed that the American rebels in Hawaii did not respect President Cleveland's authority. E) It showed that the small country of Hawaii was able to defeat the United States, an embarrassment to America, which prided itself on its new world power status.
To implement the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. made an offer to support Greece and Turkey with money and arms if they would forego Russian assistance
Indicate whether the statement is true or false