Prior to the Civil War, the steel industry in the United States
A. emerged as an important supplier for railroad construction.
B. largely replaced the iron industry.
C. barely developed at all.
D. boomed as a result of the expanding U.S. Navy.
E. resulted in the construction of large commercial ocean freighters.
Answer: C
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Under new president Andrew Johnson, presidential Reconstruction
A. would implement a harsher program on the South than Lincoln had called for. B. adhered substantially to the views of congressional leaders. C. was never implemented, because Congress passed its own program before Johnson's could go into effect. D. made it possible for former high-ranking Confederates to assume positions of power in the reconstructed southern governments.
The Phoenician trading empire centered on the Nile Valley
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
The use of standardized time and time zones was introduced in order to benefit
a. telephone and telegraph operators b. railroad companies and train travelers c. manufacturers who dealt in interstate trade d. factory owners whose workers had set schedules