What was the primary cause of the arms race during the Cold War?
A. Fear of mutually assured destruction
B. Neither country had sufficient intelligence information to judge the other's capacity for destruction, and the stockpiles escalated
C. Demonstration of scientific superiority
D. Stimulation of a military industrial economy
E. None of these.
Answer: B
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High schools in the late 19th century:
A) had fewer students than before due to industrial jobs. B) concentrated on serving the middle class. C) were discouraged by the NEA from offering a classical education including Latin and Greek. D) concentrated on vocational training.
In the 1920s, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, while serving Presidents Harding and Coolidge, encouraged the creation of trade associations to
a. force compliance with the existing antitrust laws. b. encourage business competition. c. promote the standardization of products. d. help big business weaken the ability of organized labor to unionize and bargain effectively for wage and benefits. e. circumvent the antitrust laws.
List three ways the government promoted economic growth after 1815. Which do you think was the most important, and why?
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Early American steamboats
A) became ornate and luxurious. B) took the lead in voluntary safety precautions. C) were used mainly on the transatlantic routes, but were uneconomical in river trade. D) were subsidized by the federal government. E) were unpopular methods of transportation because they were slow and uncomfortable.