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66. Which best describes the role that the United States played in Latin America during the 1800s and early 1900s?
  1. The United States intervened politically and economically.
  2. The United States remained strictly hands-off.
  3. The United States was aggressive and warlike.
  4. The United States acted as a colonial overlord over the region.
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67. Which of the following was the originator of the “iron law of wages”?
  1. Karl Marx
  2. Adam Smith
  3. David Ricardo
  4. Robert Owen
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68. What effect did the Portuguese presence in Africa have upon the kingdom of Kongo?
  1. The Portuguese urged Kongo’s rulers to become Catholic.
  2. The Portuguese encouraged Kongo to stop putting its neighbors into slavery.
  3. The Portuguese enslaved most of the population of Kongo by 1700.
  4. The Portuguese conquered Kongo in the 1500s.
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69. Which of the following was the main accomplishment of Bartolomé de las Casas?
  1. He revolutionized the agricultural technique in the New World.
  2. He helped to end the harsh treatment of Native Americans by Spanish conquistadores.
  3. He conquered the Incas.
  4. He developed a new method of mining silver.
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70. How did Peter the Great change the geopolitical orientation of Russia?
  1. He colonized parts of Africa.
  2. He focused foreign affairs on Europe more than on Asia.
  3. He made Russia a democracy.
  4. He focused foreign affairs on Asia more than on Europe.
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