England declared war on Spain in 1739, presumably because the Spanish severed the ear of English sea captain ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: Robert Jenkins
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A) The kingdoms had developed a religious dedication to the slave trade. B) Tribal women wanted the slave trade continued. C) The kingdoms were economically dependent on the slave trade. D) The British government forced Africans to continue the slave trade.
Which of the following helped spur European exploration and colonization during the late 1400s and early 1500s
a. monarchs who wanted their countries to develop more commerce b. population growth c. an interest in expanding trade with Asia d. All of the above.
The Holocaust was driven by ________
A. Polish anti-Semitism B. Nazi policy C. public opinion D. the policies of Eastern European governments
The Great War annihilated which of the following basic precepts on which Western civilization seemed to have been founded?
A) The belief in democracy. B) The belief in progress. C) The belief in equality. D) The belief in the benevolence of the Christian God. E) All of these are correct.