Why did Portugal ship cloth, glass beads, and metal tools to West Africa during the early years of the Renaissance? A. These items were needed to help settlers create colonies in the Americas. B. These items were needed to barter with Muslim merchants in North Africa. C. They used these items to trade for slaves along the African coasts. D. They hoped these items would cause the native people of Africa to let them sail their shores.

Review the statement. after the spanish-american war, the united states gained control of samoa, guam, and puerto rico. which options most accurately analyze how this expansion transformed the united states? (select all that apply.) a. it prevented the united states from developing its economic might. b. it allowed the united states to establish a military presence abroad. c. it established its presence on the world stage as an imperial power. d. it led to an increase in tension between the united states and canada.

Hay's policy concerning trading rights in china was the: a. protectionist policy b. open-door policy c. square deal

Why did nikita khrushchev order the construction of the berlin wall? a) to enable workers to travel between east and west berlin b) to divide the communist and democratic parts of berlin c) to relax the cold war tensions created by a divided germany d) to defend the rights of west berliners under soviet control