After buying the project from the Panama Canal Company, how did the United States gain control of the region where the Panama Canal was built?
A) The U.S. Congress sent Colombia $25 million to grant Panama its independence.
B) American troops attacked Colombia to gain access to the canal for the United States.
C) Colombia decided to grant Panama its independence in exchange for favorable trading status.
D) U.S. naval forces supported the Panamanian revolt against Colombia.
D
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a. was an agreement to remove and destroy all short-range missiles in Europe b. was an agreement to remove and destroy all intermediate-range missiles in Europe c. was an agreement to remove and destroy all long-range missiles in Europe d. was an agreement to remove and destroy all nuclear weapons in Europe
Quetzalcoatl, the Teotihuacan god,
A) was the god of a war cult. B) became the dominant god of Mesoamerica. C) was rejected by the king of the Toltecs. D) opposed human sacrifice. E) demanded human sacrifice.
Colonization encouraged trade, industry, and the manufacturing of items such as:
A. weapons, pottery, silks, and leather products. B. pottery, silks, weapons, and fine artistic metalwork. C. fine artistic metalwork, tools, pottery, and silks. D. tools, weapons, pottery, and fine artistic metalwork. E. ships, jewelry, pottery, and weapons
Enforcement of which of the following acts led to the imprisonment of a number of newspaper editors?
A) ?Naturalization Act B) ?Sedition Act C) ?Alien Act D) ?Alien Enemies Act E) ?Townshend Act