Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 4 points) (08.04 MC)

What was the main reason for the decline of the Kingdom of Kush?

A) Alexander the Great and his armies invaded and conquered the area.
B) Widespread disease and diminishing trade led to its downfall.
C) The Kingdom of Axum grew and dominated trade in the region.
D) A drought along the Nile caused most of the population to leave.

What was the aim of impressionist painters? a to portray the lives of the rich, b to express a moment in the lives of ordinary people, c to create formal portraits, d to use classic painting techniques

Which of the following episodes led to widespread charges that president reagan was not in adequate control? a. the u.s. retreat from lebanon after the bombing deaths of 241 u.s. marines as they lay sleeping in their barracks near beirut b. the trading of arms for hostages and the illegal funding of a right-wing insurgency in the iran-contra affair c. the sale of millions of acres of public lands to private corporations by the department of interior d. the proposal to congress, year after year, of federal budgets with huge deficits that ultimately ended up tripling the national debt

What was the codename of the international coalition formed to seek removal of iraqi troops from kuwait?