The "captains of industry" did NOT succeed in gaining which of the following by 1900?
a. access to noble status
b. the fascination of the public
c. access to politicians, some of who had nicknames as a result: the railroad senator or the oil senator
d. control of the highest echelons of the military
e. acquisition of astonishing wealth and power
d
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The Bretton Woods monetary system was created in order to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT
A) to avoid the mistakes of the Treaty of Versailles such as the reparations imposed on the defeated Germany. B) to maintain exchange rates between different currencies so people could buy and sell in different countries without fear that values would fluctuate wildly. C) to provide loans to a nation that was having problems balancing payments. D) to make the United States the dominant economic power in the world.
Which of the following events illustrated to Russian soldiers how backward and politically stifled their own nation remained?
A. the Russian and Austrian commercial exchange B. Russia's battles with the Prussians C. the Russian occupation of France D. visits by foreign army officers
Babur captured Delhi with only how many troops?
A. 1,000 B. 12,000 C. 50,000 D. 84,000 E. 120,000
Into which of the following genocidal conflicts did President Bill Clinton send American troops?
a. Rwanda b. Sierra Leone c. Yugoslavia d. Liberia e. All of these choices