What is British Burma now known as?
a. Hong Kong
b. Malaysia
c. Borneo
d. Myanmar
e. Thailand
Ans: d
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A) tougher immigration laws would improve conditions for American workers. B) strikes should be enacted even if union members do not fully support them. C) the federal government should set up an agency to arbitrate labor disputes. D) strikes, contrary to popular belief, seldom failed. E) poor working conditions would be much worse without unions and strikes.
Which of the following statements was true of trade during the Early Middle Ages?
A) During the early centuries of the Middle Ages, trade drastically increased. B) During the sixth and seventh centuries, silk and perfumes were brought from China. C) By the ninth century, luxury goods were brought in from the Byzantine Empire. D) The Umayyads and the Byzantines eagerly sought manufactured goods produced in western Europe in the seventh and eighth centuries E) All of these are correct.
Although he signed the Welfare Reform Bill, President Clinton
a. disliked provisions that restricted welfare for legal and illegal immigrants. b. secretly wanted to veto it. c. hoped to attach it to the Family and Medical Leave Act. d. wanted to extend benefits beyond a certain number of years. e. denounced the emphasis on work vs. welfare.
Who encouraged Reza Khan to end the Iranian Republic and re-institute a monarchy?
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