What stunted the South's economic growth, even as it began to industrialize?
a. Its past reliance on slavery
b. Its resistance to convert former slaves to skilled industrial workers
c. Its lack of natural resources that could be developed into industrial products
d. The region's limited supply of low-wage laborers
e. The high railroad rates and other economic discrimination it experienced
e
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What took place in Alexandria in addition to the trade and governance that made her stand above other cities of the Hellenistic Period?
A) Alexandria was the international center for all city-states. Everyone that could took a pilgrimage to Alexandria before they died. B) It was the most magnificent of all cities in the East due to the centuries of elaborate tomb construction prior to Greek occupation. C) Alexandria was the center for fashion in the ancient world. All trends came out of Alexandria and this aided her economic prosperity. D) It was most famous and visited for its research institute that was a center for scholarship and scientific study. E) None of these
The fighting over this island was particularly fierce, since it was so close to Japan
A) Okinawa B) Guam C) Guadalcanal D) Tarawa
What did proponents of the affluent society believe about the role of wealth in the United States in the 1950s?
A. Americans had yet to eliminate class conflict and risked the influence of Communism. B. All Americans were middle class. C. Americans had eliminated class conflict and would not be impacted by Communism. D. All Americans were wealthy.
One of the key developments enabling the Union to stop the Confederate thrust into the North at Antietam was
a. General Lee's dilly-dallying and half-hearted offensive thrust at Antietam Creek. b. the Union's discovery of General Robert E. Lee's battle plans. c. Lincoln's removal of General McClellan from his command. d. the use of the new repeating rifle for the first time. e. the death of Stonewall Jackson during the battle.