______is sometimes called the "backbone of England".
A. The Sperrin Mountains
B. The Cambrian Mountains
C. The Pennine Chain
D. The Cheviot Hills
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______was once a very important political institution in Britain while its importance is seriously diminished since the 20th century.
A. The House of Commons
B. The House of Lords
C. The Cabinet
D. The Privy Council
Belfast is a seaport and the capital of______.
A. Ireland
B. Northern Ireland
C. England
D. Scotland
In the year 1688, fears of the establishment of a Catholic dynasty in England led prominent Protestant statesmen to invite William of Orange from ______ to assume the throne, which was called "the Glorious Revolution".
A. Holland
B. Russia
C. France
D. Spain
The Gilded Age of the United States refers to roughly______.
A. the years before the Civil War
B. the years which began in the war and ended in 1877
C. the years between 1877 and the dawn of the new century
D. the years after World War II