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[Free] To avoid a costly and time-consuming battle with the Portuguese over control of Indian Ocean trade, the Dutch and English A. found alternative shipping lanes. B. traded only along land routes. C. set up parallel networks of trading posts. D. used local ships to move goods.

[Free] What was the primary purpose of the Twenty-Second Amendment and the War Powers Resolution? The primary purpose of the Twenty-Second Amendment and the War Powers Resolution was to _______ the power of Congress and to _______ the power of the president.

[Free] The Taft-Harley Act of 1947 amended the National Labor Relations act to all of the following EXCEPT for what? A. Prohibited the closed shop B. Made all strikes illegal C. Outlawed secondary boycotts D. Made jurisdictional strikes illegal

[Free] In the 19th century, women were expected to conform to a certain role that entailed: A. gaining domestic skills and establishing a career B. going to college and getting married C. getting married and having children D. graduating from college and being a housewife

[Free] This chart shows the indirect costs of WWI. \begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|l|} \hline \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{Indirect Costs of World War I (1920 Dollars)} \\ \hline Country & Property Damage & Loss of Life & Shipping Losses \\ \hline United Kingdom & $1.8 billion & $3.5 billion & $3.9 billion \\ \hline France & $10.0 billion & $4.8 billion & $0.5 billion \\ \hline Russia & $1.2 billion & $8.1 billion & $0.9 billion \\ \hline Germany & $1.8 billion & S6.8 billion & $0.1 billion \\ \hline \end{tabular} Which shows the correct order, from most to least, of countries that had total indirect costs from WWI?

[Free] What about Spanish specifically?

[Free] This 1951 U.S. Supreme Court decision outlawed so-called "sympathetic strikes," or strikes by one trade union to help another that was on strike. What city was this decision named for? A. Denver B. Chicago C. Seattle D. Atlanta

[Free] The English Bill of Rights put limits on the power of A. Parliament. B. the army. C. the monarchy. D. the judiciary.

[Free] The English East India Company and the Dutch United East India Company A. were joint-stock companies formed by groups of private investors. B. were colonial branches of the English and Dutch governments. C. were financial failures. D. had no government support.

[Free] What was radical about the 14th Amendment? A. It abolished slavery throughout the country B. It granted African Americans the right to vote C. It granted citizenship and equal protection of the laws for all persons born in the United States, including former slaves D. It imposed military rule on the South