European and American settlement of California was significantly retarded by
a. the region's geographical remoteness
b. the steep eastern face of the Sierra Nevada
c. the vast southern deserts
d. all of the above
Answer: d. all of the above
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A) corporations decided to raise wages for all workers B) labor unions were guaranteed the right to collective bargaining C) the government passed social welfare legislation D) consumers began to rely more heavily on installment plans
The Geneva Agreement
a. divided Vietnam into the Communist North and the anti-Communist South. b. promised to reunite Vietnam by 1968. c. created a Southeast Asia regional trade organization. d. promised the French compensation for losing Vietnam.
At their meeting in Cairo, Roosevelt tried to persuade Churchill to
A) invade Germany immediately. B) give up British colonies in India and Burma. C) accompany him to Teheran to meet with Stalin. D) give the Philippine Islands independence when the war ended.
Which of the following was a consequence of America's foreign investments?
A. Such dependence meant that it was in the best interests of the United States to support the conservative, propertied classes against revolutionaries in the Third World. B. Such dependence caused the United States to suffer more than the Third World nations from the economic decline of the 1970s. C. Such dependence led to improved relations with underdeveloped nations in the 1970s. D. Such dependence caused the United States to increase its commitment to and support for the United Nations.