In the 1820s, one major problem faced by the growing factory system was the
A) inability to harness water power
B) increase in task specialization
C) lack of a large labor supply
D) rapid change in technology
Ans: C) lack of a large labor supply
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What caused Europe’s merchants to expand their quest for luxury items?
a. the discovery of New World trade goods b. the Arab monopoly on overland trade routes c. the need for slave labor d. the voyages of Christopher Columbus
Generally, the Supreme Court in the late nineteenth century interpreted the Constitution in such a way as to favor
a. labor unions. b. corporations. c. state regulatory agencies. d. individual entrepreneurs. e. independent workers and craftsmen.
Egypt receives almost all of its water from
a. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. b. The Mediterranean Sea. c. The Nile River. d. The Red Sea. e. Man-made dams.
What was the Balfour Declaration?
a. The Ottoman Sultan’s agreement to create a Jewish homeland b. The British government’s agreement to support a Jewish homeland c. The French refusal to support a Jewish homeland d. The American law supporting a Jewish homeland e. The clause of the Versailles Treaty supporting a Jewish homeland