In the final months of his presidency, George W. Bush's response to the financial crisis was
A) to refuse the use federal funds to assist private banks.
B) to support a $700 billion dollar bailout of banks by buying up toxic mortgage bundles.
C) incredibly restrained; he did not want to act because of his lame duck status.
D) to support a modest bailout of homeowners affected by the crisis.
B
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As a result of the Second Opium War, Qing China was forced to abide by all but one of the following:
a. opening of a dozen ports to foreign trade b. reduction of extraterritoriality privileges c. recognition of opium as a legal commodity d. establishing of foreign embassies in the capital city of Beijing
The treaties signed in September 1951 restored Japanese independence, ended Japanese claims to its former colonies and territories, and
a. permitted the Soviet Union to control Hokkaido. b. created a defensive alliance between the Soviet Union and Japan. c. provided the United States with military bases in Japan. d. ended the entrenched social discrimination of Koreans resident in Japan. e. established Christianity along with Buddhism and Shintoism as Japan's official religions.
The Underground Railroad was:
A) a series of tunnels that ran North through South to help slaves escape. B) constructed to track escaped slaves and organize slave patrols. C) made up of abolitionist groups that printed secret newspapers to get the worst impact of slavery out to the public. D) a series of caves throughout western Kentucky and West Virginia that could house runaway slaves indefinitely. E) a network of people who were opposed to slavery, sheltered runaway slaves, and expedited their journey to freedom.
Who dominated long distance trade in feudal Europe?
A) China, Spain, and Venice B) Venice, Islam, and Spain C) Byzantium, China, and Spain D) Byzantium, Islam, and Venice E) Islam, China, and Venice