The emphasis in railroad construction after 1865 was on
A) organizing integrated systems.
B) building cheaper rolling stock.
C) eliminating unused feeder and trunk lines.
D) perfecting more efficient steam engines.
A
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following occurred in the eastern Mediterranean region between 1300 and 900 BCE?
A. The Sea People arrived from central Europe, where they had been forced to migrate due to drought. B. The Sea People overthrew the Egyptian Middle Kingdom and established the New Kingdom. C. An extended era of economic growth encouraged large-scale construction products and trade. D. Societies grew in size and became more technically complex. E. A tremendous period of artistic expression flourished, marked most profoundly by the writing of the Iliad.