What nation did the Soviet Union invade in 1979,bringing an end to détente?

A) Iran
B) Finland
C) Afghanistan
D) Turkey
E) Poland

Virtually every founding father owned at least one slave at some point in his life. Who was a notable exception?

A) George Washington
B) John Adams
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Benjamin Franklin
E) James Madison

During the presidential campaign of 1896, _________________.

A) William McKinley crisscrossed the nation, constantly speaking about the issues
B) William Jennings Bryan was so sure of victory that he did little campaigning
C) William Jennings Bryan lost votes when revelations about his private life caused people to question his moral judgment
D) William McKinley made speeches on moderation and prosperity in which he offered something to everyone

How did the English conquest of New Netherland affect freedom in the colony?

A) Women in New York were now able to conduct business in their own names, which greatly expanded the number of women traders by 1700.
B) Black New Yorkers now had expanded access to many skilled jobs, and the number of runaway slaves from the South increased.
C) The Duke of York and his appointees withdrew the immense grants of land that the Dutch had awarded to favorite wealthy families.
D) The duke declared that the new elected assembly would include at least ten representatives chosen by the Iroquois Confederacy.
E) The Charter of Liberties and Privileges established an elections process and reaffirmed traditional English rights such as trial by jury and security of property.

The wife in an upper-class antebellum Southern family was _____________.

A) legally subordinate to her husband
B) usually responsible for managing the budget
C) frequently the real, if tacit, authority in the family
D) roughly equal to the husband in influence and responsibility

Which is true of free blacks who owned slaves?

A) In many cases, these "slaves" were family members they had purchased and could not legally free.
B) They had a reputation for being particularly brutal owners.
C) They were prohibited from selling their slaves at a profit.
D) They were prohibited from owning more than ten slaves.
E) In a few cases, the slaves they owned were impoverished whites.

In which country did peasants have the most independence?

A) France
B) Russia
C) Sweden
D) England
E) Italy

Why did immigrants build elaborate ranching and farming outposts in the deserts of Australia?

A) They had learned the necessary dry-farming techniques in Kansas.
B) There was no other land available after the American frontier officially closed in 1890.
C) They believed the claim of boosters of the American West that rain followed land cultivation.
D) They did not realize that this part of Australia was arid until it was too late to turn back.

What prompted the Red Scare in the United States in 1919?

The Spanish Reconquista required that all Muslims and Jews convert to Catholicism or leave Spain immediately.