The _____ was the metaphorical barrier that prevented women in the 1970s from rising above a certain level in corporate jobs
A) glass ceiling
B) old-boy network
C) tipping point
D) new world order
E) melting pot
A
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What did Eleanor Addison say to her mother when Jonathan Boucher first appeared on her doorstep?
a) "Thank goodness he is fair of face." b) "Yonder is the man I dreamed of that I was to marry!" c) "Pray thee tell, is he gainfully employed?" d) "Does he hail from a good colonial family?" e) "Mother, is my appearance pleasing?"
Who created the cotton gin?
A) Samuel Crompton B) John Kay C) James Hargreaves D) Eli Whitney
Which of the following best describes the Gaspée incident off the coast of Rhode Island in 1772?
a. Overeager British customs officials gunned down a French smuggler on an American vessel. b. A British customs patrol boat ran aground in its pursuit of an American smuggler vessel and was set on fire by a band of angry colonists. c. The British learned about an early diplomatic effort of the colonists to gain French support for their revolutionary war for independence. d. The murder of a British customs officer on a French smuggler boat brought the wrath of the British Empire to the colonies.
The Indian National Congress pursued all of these goals EXCEPT
a. seeing Indians find a place within the British rule of India. b. achieving the ideals enunciated by Queen Victoria. c. gaining self-rule within the British empire. d. teaching Indians to respect all cultural factions, both British and Indian. e. seeking Indian independence from Britain.