How did the Italian despots of the fifteenth century come to power, and how did they rule? What was their lasting impact?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Their appointment by local oligarchs
2. The expectation that they would maintain order and trade
3. How their heavy use of mercenaries to maintain order and conduct war was a departure from the feudal system
4. How their use of refined diplomacy to avoid costly wars helped create stability and wealth
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following was NOT a problem faced by Philip II at the end of his reign?
A) bankruptcy B) Dutch independence C) lack of a male heir D) disagreements with the Roman Catholic Pope E) naval defeats by England
If the United States had not entered the Great War, it is likely that
A) the Central Powers would have won in 1918. B) there would have been a negotiated settlement because of the mutual exhaustion of both sides. C) the Bolshevik revolution would have succeeded in spreading to the rest of Europe. D) Germany would have invaded England.
What was the Washingtonian Society?
A) an evangelical group that focused on converting the working classes to Christianity B) a group of Christian women who traveled the country preaching the evils of alcoholism C) a political faction that used the Constitution as a basis for their antislavery movement D) a temperance group whose members discussed their struggles with alcoholism E) a secret society that prompted many of the social and religious reforms during the 1800s