The first new areas settled by the Portuguese in the fifteenth century were
a. the Balearic Islands.
b. Tunisia and adjacent North African towns.
c. the Orkneys.
d. the western coast of India.
e. Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the Azores Islands.
e
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The founder of the Portuguese empire in Asia was Alfonso de Albuquerque.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Why did the British offer to free slaves who joined their side?
A) They hoped to inspire anti-slavery forces in New England to switch to the Loyalist side. B) They wanted to improve their international standing. C) They hoped to undermine rebellious southern planters. D) They had already abolished slavery in other parts of the empire.
Several actions and strategies by the Truman administration set the basic pattern for implementing the strategy of containment. Which was NOT among them?
A. a program to rebuild Europe's war-torn economy B. an analysis calling for sharp increases in defense spending to deter Communist aggression C. committing ground troops to Greece and Turkey to turn back communist forces D. a multinational political and military alliance among the Western democracies
In comparison with the peoples of Eurasia, the Americans cultivated
a. maize very rarely b. very few root crops c. crops much later d. more diverse crops e. only grain crops