Republican governments in 19th century Latin America were largely
a. liberal.
b. stable.
c. democratic.
d. based on military support.
d
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"Tobacco brides," sent to Virginia to marry, often found themselves
A) less likely to inherit than they would have been in Britain. B) widowed young, and in charge of large estates. C) divorced soon after they arrived. D) poor and alone.
The whipping of slaves was
a. regulated by law. b. a common form of punishment. c. reserved for runaways and thieves. d. unheard of outside of the deep South. e. banned after 1848.
The essence of the "shogunate system" was that
A. governmental power became decentralized under the emperor. B. governmental power became centralized under shogun, while the emperor ruled in name only. C. the emperor became the central ruler and the shogun became a nominal official. D. the military was put under complete civilian control. E. the peasants were granted the rank of samurai.
According to critics and proponents, which of the following was a reason for the U.S. invasion of Iraq?
A) Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction which could be used against the United States. B) The Middle East had been a breeding ground for anti-American terrorism for three decades. C) There were traceable connections between Osama bin Laden and Iraq. D) Iraq had committed horrific and sustained human rights abuses against its political enemies. E) The rapid economic growth of Iraq could soon become a threat to the U.S domination of the world economy.