Which statement best describes Russian leaders' initial strategy in fighting Napoleon?
A) They fought offensively, attacking French soldiers in Prussia, Austria, and present-day Belgium.
B) They fought defensively, retreating into the heartland of Russia.
C) They tricked Napoleon, feigning surrender when they were, in fact, gathering arms and waiting for help from Prussia.
D) They used guerilla warfare and biological weapons, including smallpox-infested blankets.
Answer: B
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A. Gold and silver were shipped to America by Spain. B. Indian and Chinese products were purchased by the English, Dutch, and French. C. American plantation products were purchased by the nations of Europe. D. English manufactured goods were traded for African slaves, who were sold in Virginia for tobacco, which was then processed in England and sold for cash in Germany. E. Overseas trade boomed.
Suppose you are a vassal working for a landowner in the Middle Ages. How would you be compensated for your work?
A) You would be given the use of land equipped with laborers if you served your lord. B) You would be given ownership of your land after serving with the same lord for five years. C) You would be compensated by earning free board and food along with other consumable goods. D) You would be paid in coins and pay taxes on any items of value that you owned. E) You would be given a higher ranking each year, reaching the highest rank of lord after 20 years of service.
Nietzsche and Schopenhauer differed in that
a. Schopenhauer was a German nationalist, while Nietzsche was not. b. Schopenhauer was a Romantic, while Nietzsche was a Realist. c. Schopenhauer believed that the human desire for security trumped the will to power, while Nietzsche believed that the will to power was supreme. d. Schopenhauer believed it necessary to repress humans' blind instinctive impulses, while Nietzsche believed that they needed to be given free play. e. Schopenhauer believed that the future will be violent and unsettled, while Nietzsche believed that the acquisition of power lead to a profound silence and peace.
The decline of the Maya civilization was
a. a steady one, without any revivals. b. the result of a lack of weaponry. c. complicated by a long period of drought. d. a slower process than most. e. due to the inability to distribute excess resources.