The Crimean War was rooted in the ________
A. desire for unification of all German-speaking people
B. hopes of the Italian people for unification on the peninsula
C. long-standing desire of Russia to extend its influence over the Ottoman Empire
D. British desire to dominate all eastern trade
Answer: C
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Which of the following was a consequence of the Tehran Conference of December 1943?
A. Stalin announced that the Soviet Union would withdraw from the Grand Alliance if it could secure a separate peace with Germany. B. Churchill and Roosevelt agreed that the next major Allied campaign would be a strike against Vienna through the Balkans. C. Stalin, over the objections of Churchill and Roosevelt, insisted that Russian troops would enter the war in the Pacific in January 1944. D. The three Allied leaders finally agreed that Operation Overlord would be launched in early 1944.
Who are the Houthis?
A) ?A monopolistic party with an authoritarian head of a large Muslim nation. B) ?A Yemeni group who adhere to an ancient version of Shi'ism. C) ?A group headed by the caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. D) ?A broad movement of reform across the Muslim world. E) ?A military campaign by NATO nations in retaliation for the terrorist attacks on the West.
In the most extreme form of Manifest Destiny, what land would the United States ultimately occupy?
A) the area from the east coast to the Rocky Mountains B) the area from the east coast to the west coast C) the land that is occupied today by the United States, Mexico, and Canada D) North America and Central America E) the entire North American continent plus the Caribbean islands
All of the following contributed to the formation of European nation-states except
a. Fall of the Roman Empire b. Hundred Years War c. Expelling of the Muslim Moors d. Marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella