The first oil well was drilled in 1859 in western Pennsylvania by ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Edwin Drake
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What was the economic effect of so many Frenchmen leaving for war?
a) Soldiers’ wages were a fraction of skilled workers’ salaries, so many families found it hard to live on military pay alone. b) The French government promised to pay its soldiers a high percentage of their peacetime salaries, which bankrupted the government and caused runaway inflation. Consider This: What was an allocatione militaire (military allowance), and who was eligible for it? See 11.7: Narrative: Mademoiselles at the Factory. c) Since women replaced the men at their jobs and earned the same wage, there was little negative effect on family welfare, although childcare was expensive. Consider This: What was an allocatione militaire (military allowance), and who was eligible for it? See 11.7: Narrative: Mademoiselles at the Factory. d) Since the women working as remplaçantes did not have many children, most families had more disposable income. Consider This: What was an allocatione militaire (military allowance), and who was eligible for it? See 11.7: Narrative: Mademoiselles at the Factory.
The so-called "May Fourth Movement" was
a. a reaction by Chinese business leaders to the policies of Yuan Shikai. b. the effort on the part of Sun Yat-sen to gain control of the Peking government. c. demonstrations by Chinese students and others in opposition to the Japanese being awarded Germany's sphere of influence in Shandong province. d. an effort by peasants to show support for the radical reform program of Yuan Shikai. e. the first, unsuccessful attempt by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to stage a coup.
What was Napoleon’s Continental System?
a) a program of Continental self-sufficiency designed to exclude British trade b) a blockade of British ports to force Britain to submit to France Consider This: The British had a system of worldwide commerce by this point. See 6.4: The Imperial Revolution. c) a blockade of Eastern Mediterranean ports to limit Asian luxuries in the European market Consider This: The British had a system of worldwide commerce by this point. See 6.4: The Imperial Revolution. d) a system of customs taxes on roads coming into France from the east Consider This: The British had a system of worldwide commerce by this point. See 6.4: The Imperial Revolution.
Shoen are best described as
a. lands worked under close state supervision. b. uji landholdings. c. large but dispersed landed estates. d. local clan leaders that gained prominence in the Heian period.