Much of the prosperity of the 1950s and 1960s rested on
a. increased savings for capital investment.
b. a rising stock market.
c. a dramatic increase in foreign trade.
d. a thriving automobile industry.
e. the underpinnings of colossal military budgets.
e
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Quaker women
a) were not allowed to talk in meetings. b) seldom engaged in reform activities. c) were encouraged to express their own ideas. d) sat in Congress in the late 1840s. e) were allowed to vote in national elections.
The rediscovery of the work of Democritus during the Renaissance contributed to the development of the theory of __________ in the Scientific Revolution
A) inertia B) gravitation C) the atom D) impetus
Which of the following actions did the United States not take in preparing for war between September 1, 1939 and December 1, 1941?
A) It cut off diplomatic relations with Germany and Japan. B) It instituted the "Cash-and-Carry" program. C) It created the Lend-Lease program to provide supplies and equipment to the allied countries. D) It instituted the first peacetime draft in American history. E) It dramatically increased its military defense budget.
Among the following, who was NOT a British general during the American Revolution?
A. Horatio Gates B. William Howe C. John Burgoyne D. Barry St. Leger E. Thomas Gage