What kept real turkish harems from being simply pleasure palaces, as they are generally portrayed by hollywood?
a. the sultan had to provide entertainment for foreign dignitaries to insure peace in the region.
b. the sultan had to keep all the women of the harem happy. not an easy feat!
c. the sultan had too much on his mind politically to be concerned with human pleasure.
d. the purpose of the harem arrangement was to ensure that there was a strong heir to the throne.

when world war i broke out across europe in 1914, president woodrow wilson proclaimed the united states would remain neutral, and many americans supported this policy of nonintervention. however, public opinion about neutrality started to change after the sinking of the british ocean liner lusitania by a german u-boat in 1915; almost 2,000 people perished, including 128 americans. along with news of the zimmerman telegram threatening an alliance between germany and mexico, wilson asked congress for a declaration of war against germany. the u.s. officially entered the conflict on april 6, 1917.

c. free trade can lead to low pay for workers in poorer countries.

the western roman empire flourished, but the eastern portion of the empire struggled.