What slang term was given to the relatively small but symbolically important group of prosperous young Americans who embodied the rampant materialism of the 1980s?
a. Limousine liberals
b. DINKs (Dual-Income, No Kids)
c. Yuppies
d. Preppies
e. Reagan rangers
c
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The Great Awakening __________
A) infused a new spirit of piety and optimism into American Christianity B) created a unified Protestant community in British North America C) had a very limited long-term impact on American religious life D) led to a new emphasis on social hierarchy within Protestant churches
Currently, historians estimate the population of the Americas around 1500 to be as high as ________
A) 8 million B) 115,000 C) 112 million D) 46 million
A factory worker performing one task over and over is an example of
a. piecework b. division of labor c. sweatshop labor d. a member of a labor union
President James K. Polk
A. entered office with very few concrete plans about what he wanted to achieve. B. had not held any significant electoral office before becoming president. C. opposed the occupation of Oregon. D. helped his candidacy for office by expressing a desire to re-annex Texas. E. was generally a pacifist, but was ultimately pushed into faster occupation of the West.