The ____________________ Act established the modern structure of the civil service
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Pendelton
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A) how long the Dust Bowl lasted. B) the causes of the Dust Bowl. C) the extent of the Dust Bowl. D) the result of the Dust Bowl.
What did Karl Barth argue in his works during the religious revivals stimulated by the horrors of two world wars, the Cold War, and attendant socio-cultural upheavals?
a. He argued that the Bible is the literal word of God and that salvation and consolation comes from accepting that "truth." b. He argued that the Bible, although not inherently true, still gives the best instruction for moral behavior. c. He argued that the sinful and imperfect nature of humans means that they can know religious truth not through reason but only through the grace of God. d. He argued that the mystery religions of Asia and the Middle East give humans a more transcendent sense of the divine and should come to replace Christian bigotry. e. He argued that a diversity of religious beliefs, including such "New Age" practices as witchcraft, the worship of healing rock crystals, and devotion to Gaia the Earth Mother, is a healthy sign of a new spiritualism in Western Civilization.
The Homestead Act of 1862
A. saw settlers on the Plains complain the claims were too large for grain farming. B. later had its grant size expanded by the Timber Culture Act. C. gave without condition 160 acres to all settlers who would move to the West. D. only applied to public lands within the borders of an organized state. E. failed to make western lands affordable for the vast majority of settlers.
The sporting goods company Nike is a good example of globalization because in one five-year period it closed 20 factories and opened another 35 in countries all over the world. Why did Nike move these factories?
a. Its executives grew bored of one country and wished to live in a new one. b. Nike simply could not find enough good workers for its factories. c. Nike moved its factories anywhere in the world where the labor costs were the lowest and the environmental and health regulations the most lenient. d. Nike's factories needed more energy than most nations could provide.