Which of the following helps explain why many European countries abandoned silver coinage in the late nineteenth century?
a. The price of silver rose sharply.
b. The United States banned all exports of silver.
c. The price of silver fell sharply.
d. World silver reserves ran dangerously low.
c. The price of silver fell sharply.
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a. oil from India b. teakwood from Burma c. rubber and tin from Malaya d. spices, tea, and coffee from the East Indies e. sugar and copra from the Philippines
Which of the following was a term of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
a) The Rio Grande was established as the border between Texas and Mexico. b) The United States ceded New Mexico and California to Mexico. c) American settlers in the Southwest would be considered Mexican citizens. d) Mexico would be incorporated into the United States as a colony.
Why is 622 C.E. considered the first year of the Muslim calendar?
A) It is the year of the birth of Muhammad. B) It is the year of Muhammad's triumphant return to Mecca. C) 622 C.E. is the year in which Muhammad instituted the jihad. D) It marks the death of the prophet Muhammad. E) 622 C.E. is the year of Muhammad's flight to Medina.
Which of the following was an indictment of totalitarianism?
a. The Revolt of the Masses b. The Treason of the Intellectuals c. Animal Farm d. White Crucifixion e. The Myth of the State