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The Ottoman scholar class showed little interest in Western ideas and technology.In that respect,the Ottoman Empire was similar to
A) Russia and Poland.
B) Russia and Prussia.
C) Spain and Portugal.
D) Denmark and Sweden.
E) China and Japan.
A) Russia and Poland.
B) Russia and Prussia.
C) Spain and Portugal.
D) Denmark and Sweden.
E) China and Japan.
On Jul 11, 2024
E
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What led England and France to declare war on Germany, marking the start of World War II?
A) Hitler rounded up European Jews and put them in camps.
B) Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
C) After gaining the Sudetenland through an agreement, Germany then took the rest of Czechoslovakia.
D) Germany invaded Poland, a country Britain and France had promised to protect.
E) Germany invaded Austria, the place of Hitler's birth.
A) Hitler rounded up European Jews and put them in camps.
B) Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
C) After gaining the Sudetenland through an agreement, Germany then took the rest of Czechoslovakia.
D) Germany invaded Poland, a country Britain and France had promised to protect.
E) Germany invaded Austria, the place of Hitler's birth.
On Jul 10, 2024
D
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Which of the following is true of Theodore Roosevelt's beliefs while serving as President?
A) He rejected the idea that business could regulate itself.
B) He believed that big business was the major obstacle to increased production.
C) He wanted to return the nation to free, old-time, uncontrolled economic competition.
D) He approved of big business as long as it did not unfairly manipulate the marketplace.
A) He rejected the idea that business could regulate itself.
B) He believed that big business was the major obstacle to increased production.
C) He wanted to return the nation to free, old-time, uncontrolled economic competition.
D) He approved of big business as long as it did not unfairly manipulate the marketplace.
On Jun 10, 2024
D
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Discuss American foreign policy and the nation's relationship to the rest of the world during the 1920s. Was the United States isolationist?
On Jun 07, 2024
During the 1920s, American foreign policy was characterized by a desire to avoid entanglement in European conflicts and focus on domestic issues. This period was often referred to as the era of "isolationism," as the United States sought to distance itself from international affairs and prioritize its own interests.
One of the key events that shaped American foreign policy during this time was the rejection of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. The U.S. Senate refused to ratify the treaty, signaling a reluctance to become involved in European affairs. Additionally, the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924, which restricted the number of immigrants allowed into the country, further reflected a desire to limit outside influences.
Despite this isolationist stance, the United States still maintained economic and diplomatic ties with other countries. The Dawes Plan of 1924, for example, aimed to address Germany's war reparations and stabilize European economies, demonstrating a willingness to engage in international economic cooperation.
Overall, while the United States pursued a policy of isolationism during the 1920s, it was not completely disengaged from the rest of the world. The nation still maintained relationships with other countries, particularly in economic and diplomatic spheres.
One of the key events that shaped American foreign policy during this time was the rejection of the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations. The U.S. Senate refused to ratify the treaty, signaling a reluctance to become involved in European affairs. Additionally, the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924, which restricted the number of immigrants allowed into the country, further reflected a desire to limit outside influences.
Despite this isolationist stance, the United States still maintained economic and diplomatic ties with other countries. The Dawes Plan of 1924, for example, aimed to address Germany's war reparations and stabilize European economies, demonstrating a willingness to engage in international economic cooperation.
Overall, while the United States pursued a policy of isolationism during the 1920s, it was not completely disengaged from the rest of the world. The nation still maintained relationships with other countries, particularly in economic and diplomatic spheres.
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As English colonial society became more structured in the eighteenth century, what were the effects on women?
A) They received more legal rights, such as the right to own property in their own names.
B) Women's work became more clearly defined as tied closely to the home.
C) Their workloads decreased thanks to technological advances such as the spinning wheel and to declining infant mortality rates.
D) Women were permitted to practice law.
E) Women bore so few children that population levels slightly declined in the 1740s, then stabilized until the American Revolution.
A) They received more legal rights, such as the right to own property in their own names.
B) Women's work became more clearly defined as tied closely to the home.
C) Their workloads decreased thanks to technological advances such as the spinning wheel and to declining infant mortality rates.
D) Women were permitted to practice law.
E) Women bore so few children that population levels slightly declined in the 1740s, then stabilized until the American Revolution.
On Jun 05, 2024
B
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The multiracial populations of New Orleans, Charleston, and Mobile differed from most other similar populations in the South in that they:
A) Formed a society of their own and were recognized as a distinct class
B) Were allowed to vote in city elections
C) Were exclusively descended from slaves who were emancipated in the era of the American Revolution
D) Were legal immigrants from African countries who fled that continent in the 1790s
A) Formed a society of their own and were recognized as a distinct class
B) Were allowed to vote in city elections
C) Were exclusively descended from slaves who were emancipated in the era of the American Revolution
D) Were legal immigrants from African countries who fled that continent in the 1790s
On May 11, 2024
A
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How did the British government predominantly view the American colonies prior to the Revolution?
A) as an expensive and troublesome responsibility that many in Parliament were eager to be free from
B) as an economic possession, the inhabitants of which were merely employees of the empire and had no political rights whatsoever
C) as a "sister nation," destined for independence, but as of yet too immature and economically undeveloped to rule itself
D) as a "confederation of equals" with British citizens, highly involved in creating British laws and thus obligated to respect them
E) as unequal parts in a larger political and economic system, strictly subject to the rulings of Parliament
A) as an expensive and troublesome responsibility that many in Parliament were eager to be free from
B) as an economic possession, the inhabitants of which were merely employees of the empire and had no political rights whatsoever
C) as a "sister nation," destined for independence, but as of yet too immature and economically undeveloped to rule itself
D) as a "confederation of equals" with British citizens, highly involved in creating British laws and thus obligated to respect them
E) as unequal parts in a larger political and economic system, strictly subject to the rulings of Parliament
On May 08, 2024
E
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During the 1640s the ________________ increased the way colonists participated in the Atlantic trade network.
A) Pueblo conflict
B) English Civil Wars
C) Glorious Revolution
D) New England Company
A) Pueblo conflict
B) English Civil Wars
C) Glorious Revolution
D) New England Company
On May 07, 2024
B
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President Chester A. Arthur _______________________.
A) opposed all attempts to lower tariff rates on manufactured goods
B) resisted any and all regulation of the railroad industry
C) advocated service reform by signing the Pendleton Civil Service Act
D) greatly strengthened the United States Navy
A) opposed all attempts to lower tariff rates on manufactured goods
B) resisted any and all regulation of the railroad industry
C) advocated service reform by signing the Pendleton Civil Service Act
D) greatly strengthened the United States Navy
On May 06, 2024
C
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What inspiration did Martin Luther King Jr. gain from Mahatma Gandhi?
A) the concept of black nationalism
B) the principles of Zen pacifism
C) the notion of subversive obedience
D) the idea of peaceful civil disobedience
E) the spiritual essence of Buddhism
A) the concept of black nationalism
B) the principles of Zen pacifism
C) the notion of subversive obedience
D) the idea of peaceful civil disobedience
E) the spiritual essence of Buddhism
On May 04, 2024
D