Who built an empire in the 1600's that included colonies in the Americas, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia?
a. England
b. Netherlands
c. France
d. Russia
e. Sweden
b
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When William and Mary became the monarchs of England, Parliament
a. executed Charles I and his entire family. b. offered toleration of Protestants and guaranteed Protestant royal succession. c. expelled the Quakers, Jews, and other dissidents from England. d. revoked the charters of all the proprietary colonies in North America. e. abolished the monarchy.
Ronald Reagan's massive federal deficits actually helped him to achieve his key political goal of
a. linking Japanese and Swiss bankers more closely to the United States. b. winning a permanent majority for the Republican party. c. containing or shrinking the big-government welfare state. d. controlling the Federal Reserve Board. e. ending the moral permissiveness of the 1970s.
King William's War resulted in significant gains for both the French and the British in the New World
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
When black women offered their services as nurses to the U.S. military, the government
a. enlisted them reluctantly and sent them to Europe only after fighting had ended. b. enlisted them in large numbers and sent them to dangerous battlefronts which were considered unsafe and improper for white women. c. refused their services entirely. d. enlisted and employed them on an equal basis with white women.