What was key to Portugal’s success in the Indian Ocean?
A) A series of fortified naval bases.
B) A strategy that emphasized trade over colonization.
C) The establishment of a Royal Trading firm.
D) Just choices A and B.
E) All of the above.
Ans: D
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A) Germany doubled the number of divisions on the eastern front. B) Britain withdrew its troops from the eastern front. C) The Austrians broke through the Russian lines. D) The Russian czar was forced to abdicate.
In diplomatic and economic terms, the War of 1812
a. was a disaster for the United States. b. could be considered the Second War for American Independence. c. had few significant consequences for Americans. d. created permanent hostility between the United States and Canada. e. made Americans more internationally minded.
The line, “In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the five fingers, yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress,” came from an 1895 speech which catapulted whom to national fame?
a. W. E. B. Du Bois b. Henry Morehouse c. Booker T. Washington d. George Washington Carver
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.