Which sentence uses the time-related term correctly?
a. jill enjoys reading about american history, especially the last 40 years, or four decades, of the nineteenth century.
b. jill enjoys reading about american history, especially the last 40 years, or four eras, of the nineteenth century.
c. jill enjoys reading about american history, especially the last 40 years, or four centuries, of the nineteenth century.
d. jill enjoys reading about american history, especially the last 40 years, or four millennia, of the nineteenth century.

Select the two items that do not illustrate why germans immigrated to america. continual warfare among the many german states religious persecution of the protestant peasants being faced with economic ruin heavy taxation and seizure of property by the warring factions being forbidden to ship their dairy products, linens, and woolens to english markets

Igor stravinksy’s ballet, the rite of spring, featured clashing music, harsh sounds and deliberately ugly dancing. upon its premier, theater goers literally rioted in the seats of the venue. historians argue this moment is a “breaking point” where europe proves it is destined to be plunged into world war i. why would historians make such a claim? a people were genuinely angry that someone so bad at composing could make a ballet b the ballet represents colonialism. it showed the consequences of centuries of exploitation of non-european people. c the ballet represents the changing ideologies of modernity. the youth of europe breaking all the old rules and the old guard clinging on to the last bits of power d the ballet represents war itself. it drudged up old rivalries between the french and german peoples, inciting the lust for combat.

What was the most significant result of the opium wars? a. china’s navy was exposed as incompetent. b. china could no longer impose tariffs. c. they increased britain’s influence in china. d. they decreased europe’s influence in china.