All of the following circumstances caused Philip II economic problems EXCEPT
A) the reliance on specie from the Americas.
B) the underproduction of food.
C) the presence of large unskilled Arab and Jewish populations.
D) tax-exempted nobilities.
E) weak financial and industrial infrastructures.
C
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A. a kind of elite aristocracy within European Jewish communities B. the self-governing bodies that led Jewish communities in European states C. entertainers paid or coerced into providing stereotyped entertainment for European monarchs D. Jewish leaders who lobbied for support from the head of state
The reconcentration policy in Cuba cost ___________________ thousand people their lives
A) one B) ?ten C) ?twenty D) ?one hundred E) ?two hundred
All of the following are true of the Hundred Years’ War EXCEPT:
a. It lasted (with a few breaks) from 1337-1453, spanning a period of roughly 116 years. b. In one phase, a young peasant girl led the French to an astonishing victory. c. Since it was fought primarily on French soil, it caused no harm to the English. d. It contributed to religious, economic, and political instability across Western Europe.
Why did so-called nativists resist the influx of immigrants from Europe at this time?
A) There was a strong sense of resentment of Europeans due to American involvement in the First World War. B) In general, nativist Americans tended to favor immigration from "native" Latin American countries rather than from Europe. C) European immigrants were taking a large percentage of high-paying jobs, which angered citizens of the United States. D) There was widespread concern that the influx of foreigners would deprive Americans of lower-paying but more abundant jobs. E) Scientists had proven than European peoples were genetically inferior and therefore ought to be prevented from intermingling with American people.