One of the main reasons for railroad workmen initiating strikes was
A) importation of foreign labor.
B) cuts in wages.
C) technology replaced skilled labor.
D) political failures.
Answer: B
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Who briefly succeeded the Portuguese as the major suppliers of African slaves to English plantations in the 1640s?
a. the Dutch b. Spain c. the French d. None of these answers are correct.
In eighth century Japan, a man could divorce his wife if she
A. insulted her parents. B. could not do farm work. C. would not accept his other wives. D. did not produce a male child. E. refused to convert to Buddhism.
Although Zhu Xi criticized Buddhism, what aspect of Buddhism clearly influenced Zhu Xi's understanding of the transmission of the Way?
a. Rejection of public cultivation. b. Serving as impeccable civil servants. c. Meditation. d. Study of the classics. e. Focusing on rituals.
What did the Mongols expect of widows?
a. to remarry a male relative of their dead husbands b. to enter a Buddhist monastery c. to remain chaste and unmarried d. to commit ritual suicide e. to remarry and have more children