After the death of Harun, civil war broke out in the Abbasid Empire
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A major indicator of the overall economic performance of the South was that:
a. slave labor could harvest crops twice as fast as free labor b. per capita income of whites in the South exceeded that of northern whites c. per capita income of southern whites and blacks exceeded that of northern whites d. per capita income of southern blacks exceeded the national average for all races
In what battle did the Mongols unintentionally use a form of biological warfare in order to win?
a. Kaffa in 1346 b. Ain Jalut in 1359 c. Vienna in 1341 d. Cairo in 1347
What did the civil-service reformers of the late 1870s and early 1880s want?
A) a government bureaucracy that would help free immigrants from poverty. B) a professional civil service based on merit and staffed by gentlemen. C) a federal law that would appoint Roscoe Conkling director of government personnel. D) laws that would help to sustain the dignity of the federal civil service. E) individual contributions to a political campaign capped at $500.
Which of the following statements regarding the Spanish-American War is FALSE?
A. More than 5,000 U.S. soldiers died from disease during the war. B. U.S. Army soldiers were well-equipped and supplied. C. The war lasted only a few months, with fewer than 500 American battle casualties. D. Most Americans shared the opinion that it was a "splendid little war." E. Cuban rebels did most of the fighting even after the Americans joined in the war.