What was the most important factor in the French Academy of Science's decision to deny Marie Curie admission?
A) her gender
B) her colleagues' sense that her scientific work was unremarkable
C) her poor health
D) her disinterest in research that might have practical medical benefits
E) her lack of college teaching credentials
Answer: A
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a) Pacific b) Arctic c) Indian d) Atlantic
The Lend Lease Act of March 1941 authorized:
a) lending British naval bases to the United States b) "lending" U.S. volunteers to any army they wanted to join c) lending destroyers to England for the duration of the war d) lending military equipment to nations the president deemed vital to America's defenses
. In the “Written Record: A New Breed of ‘War Correspondent’”feature, what innovation affected the outcome of the war significantly?
A) The marshaling of public opinion by near-instant and vivid battlefield reporting B) The power of censorship C) The failure of the telegraph and steamship D) Sobriety in the reports of war correspondents E) None of the above
To progressives, the commissions they championed offered a way to _____
A) increase their political power B) reduce the power of reformers C) end the corrupt alliance between business and politics D) provide employment for their supporters E) elect regular citizens into political offices