William Randolph Hearst's efforts to manipulate public opinion during the Spanish-American War came to be called "yellow journalism."

a. true
b. false


Answer: a. true

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Which of the following does NOT characterize the American economy in the 1840s and 1850s?

A. Agriculture remained largely unaffected by technology, and thus diminished in importance as a component of the market economy. B. The maturing factory system employed a growing industrial workforce, increasingly foreign-born. C. Transportation improvements on land and water, especially the rise of the railroad, transformed the American economy. D. Water power was increasingly being replaced by steam power.

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According to Pascal's famous wager with skeptics, __________.

A. it is best to believe God exists and stake everything to gain the lot; if God should prove not to exist, comparatively little will have been lost B. it is best to live life to the fullest, regardless of your religious beliefs and, if God does exist, seek forgiveness near the end of your life C. it is best to believe that God does not exist, so that if he does exist, you will be joyful rather than disappointed D. only one person in a hundred would be saved

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One innovation that all foraging cultures appear to have lacked is

a. art. b. medicine. c. religious belief. d. writing.

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Russia's first president was ________

A) Mikhail Gorbachev B) Viktor Chernomyrdin C) Boris Yeltsin D) Sergey Kiriyenko

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