Why did America experience rapid economic development in the early nineteenth century?
a. high level of federal support
b. establishment of transcontinental railroad
c. great national transportation system created by the nation's river network
d. absence of international economic competition
e. development of web presses for printing money
C
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The reforms introduced by Wladyslaw Gomulka in Poland indicate that which of the following deviations from the Soviet model was acceptable to the Soviet Union as an alternative road to communism?
A) abandoning the Warsaw Pact B) dominance of small family farms C) introduction of two-party system D) protection of free speech and press
Iroquois in New York dealt with missionaries known as
A) witch doctors. B) Quakers. C) Eastern Orthodox monks. D) the Sultan of Brunei.
Each of the following accurately describes the Republic's administration of the Empire EXCEPT
a. Rome maintained peace; built roads, aqueducts, and public buildings; and spread Greek culture. b. while often extending citizenship to Italians, Rome seldom extended it to those outside of Italy. c. Roman discipline and values ensured a government nearly free of corruption. d. Rome usually permitted a large degree of local and self-government and local religious beliefs and practices. e. areas that formerly had suffered endemic warfare enjoyed peace under Roman administration.
How did privatization contribute to the struggles facing Russia?
A) Privatization saved Russia from failure when the East Asian financial crisis of 1998 struck. B) It did not lead to the modernization of industry as anticipated, but to the plunder of the country's assets by tycoons and gangsters. C) Privatization was difficult and shorted the country of assets initially, but as raw materials were turned into marketable goods, the economy began to transform. D) Privatization required the assistance of loans from the EU to introduce new technology the world demanded, preventing Russia from achieving independence. E) None of these