Which of the following statements about Christopher Columbus is correct?
A) ?He believed by sailing west he could reach Asia.
B) ?He had been recruited by the King and Queen of Spain to be the agent of Spanish territorial expansion.
C) ?He embarked on his expedition with limited navigating experience.
D) ?His sole goal was to glorify his god, and he thought nothing of personal gain or even the finances of his expedition.
E) ?He was simply one of about a dozen would-be explorers who roamed Europe endlessly hawking their enterprises.
A
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a. was the founder of Jainism. b. was the only Indian emperor who tried to foster trade. c. changed his personal values and governmental policies after becoming a Buddhist. d. sent Buddhist missionaries to China and Japan to instruct the people. e. was a vaisya.
What was Dr. Benjamin Spock's 1946 bestselling book about?
A) infant and child care B) public education C) Cold War politics D) dating and marriage E) space travel
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 fulfill the implicit promise of Brown v. Board of Education?
A) It authorized Congress to improve the interstate highway system. B) It created new education programs. C) It affected Social Security payments. D) It outlawed discrimination in employment and in public facilities.
To oversee activities in the stock market, in 1934 Congress established the
A. Federal Emergency Relief Association. B. Securities and Exchange Commission. C. Glass-Steagall Act. D. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. E. Federal Reserve Board.