The Egyptian Khedive Ismail abdicated because
a. of a coup led by Egyptian army officers.
b. Britain occupied the country and turned it into a dependency.
c. he attempted to overthrow the Ottoman Empire and failed.
d. he went bankrupt, and his creditors foreclosed.
d
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All of the following are true of Clarence Darrow EXCEPT he
a) opposed capital punishment. b) considered himself a pacifist in WW I until Germany invaded Belgium. c) was partial to the principle of scientific inquiry. d) consistently defended people against all forms of oppression. e) believed people should be held strictly accountable for their actions.
What did Erasmus expect to be the result of his research and writings?
A) Erasmus expected peaceful correction of religious abuses. B) He promoted active resistance to the church based on his findings. C) Erasmus hoped that the Jesuits would reform church abuses. D) Erasmus wanted the pope to publicly apologize for mistakes. E) He expected the pope to nullify his claims of being God's representative.
The attack on retreating British soldiers after the fall of Fort William Henry had the effect of
A. paralyzing the British colonists. B. galvanizing the Indians to pursue the British along the eastern seaboard. C. discouraging the French from continuing to fight. D. bringing distrust between the French their Indian allies.
Which of the following does not describe the effect of cotton manufacturing in Great Britain?
A) A staple industry in England relied on imported raw materials. B) Handmade goods were still in great demand because of lower price and higher quality. C) The use of cotton goods actually improved public health. D) The need for cotton shifted British trade patterns to the New World and away from Asia. E) The cotton trade linked the economies of various nations and peoples.