Napoleon Bonaparte decided to end the Quasi-War because
a. he realized American naval power was growing too strong for him to control.
b. he needed to focus on the war in Europe.
c. he hoped to get American support for putting down the rebellion in Santo Domingo.
d. the Americans offered a financial settlement.
B
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At the 1921?1922 Washington Conference, the major signatories agreed to
a. limit the size of their merchant fleets. b. eventually grant independence to all their Asian colonies. c. preserve the status quo of the great powers in the Pacific. d. acknowledge and reinforce the great powers' spheres of influence in China. e. accept the Soviet Union as a major East-Asian power.
Why did Henry of Navarre allegedly say "Paris is worth a mass"?
A) A Protestant, Henry became a nominal Catholic in order to be crowned king of France.
B) A Catholic, Henry expelled all the Huguenots from France.
C) Elizabeth I of England became a Catholic when she married Henry.
D) William of Orange converted to Catholicism after he became heir to the French throne.
E) His marriage to Margaret of Guise was conditioned on his conversion to Catholicism.
In contrast to the North, the South relied more heavily on the
A) use of conscription to maintain their armed forces.
B) issue of government bonds to borrow money.
C) imposition of government measures to control inflation.
D) levy of direct taxes for war finances.
Which of the following is NOT significant to the decline of the Yuan dynasty?
A) famine and disease B) oppressive taxation C) Mongol control of government D) lack of military discipline E) climate change