How did the defense spending of the 1950s affect the American economy?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Students can select a number of different issues to discuss in this essay. All students should be familiar with the importance defense spending had on the American economy and should be able to quantify this effect with information from the chapter. Better students should also be able explain how military spending affected population shifts in the United States, especially the growth of the Sunbelt. Strong students should also see the connection between military spending and more advanced consumer goods, including electronics and plastics, as well as a general attitude that technology could improve life for all Americans.
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What will be an ideal response?
The Tang Empire is considered "cosmopolitan" because
a. its breadth of diversity in styles, goods, and cultures from every part of Asia. b. the peasants were mandated to live in the cities. c. public education was mandatory. d. the government fully supported artists, musicians, and dancers. e. there was social equality.
Augustine was a/an
A) Roman monk sent to Christianize the Irish in the sixth century. B) Roman monk sent to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons in the sixth century. C) Anglo-Saxon that converted to Christianity and wrote about his conversion. D) bishop that advised Pope Gregory I on conversion of Anglo-Saxons to Christianity. E) cohort of the Venerable Bede in Kent.
One cause of the Panic of 1819 was
A. restrictive credit practices prior to 1819. B. the announcement that year that dozens of new state banks were to be chartered. C. an English embargo of American goods. D. decreased foreign demand for American agricultural goods. E. new management practices within the Bank of the United States.