During the Reconstruction period, the American South experienced all of the following significant changes except
a. many former political leaders left political life.
b. the basis of the economy was transformed.
c. the establishment of a large free labor market.
d. military occupation by armies of the North.
b
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Which of the following was NOT an expression of personal freedom in the Progressive era?
a. The lifestyle of the inhabitants of Greenwich Village.
b. Sex outside of marriage for young women.
c. Avoiding popular magazine articles about intimate topics.
d. Familiarity with Sigmund Freud’s writings on sexuality.
e. Attending a lecture by Emma Goldman.
What do the cartoon on the left by American illustrator Daniel R. Patrick and the one on the right that appeared in the Soviet newspaper Izvestiya imply about the Marshall Plan?
A) The American cartoon blames the Soviet Union for Europe's current troubles, while the Soviet cartoon blames the destruction in Europe on the United States. B) The American cartoon views this plan as a way for Europe to distance itself from the Soviet Union, while the Soviet cartoon sees this plan as a way for the United States to control European economies. C) Both the American and Soviet cartoons show that the Marshall Plan was not economically successful in Europe. D) Both the American and Soviet cartoons call for the establishment of a European Union to manage its members' economies.
What were the "steel horses" used by North Vietnamese civilians on the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
A) military jeeps with soldiers sent to the Vietcong B) old-fashioned automobiles loaded with supplies for Communist forces in the south C) army tanks sent to the Communists in South Vietnam D) bicycles that carried supplies and weapons to Communist troops in the south
According to mercantilist theory, the main benefit colonies brought the mother country was
A) economic. B) social. C) political. D) intellectual. E) military.