How did American political and business leaders perceive material abundance in the postwar United States?
A) They feared that, if a recession hit, families risked losing everything.
B) They admired citizens' patriotism in purchasing American-made products.
C) They believed this demonstrated the superiority of capitalist societies over communist ones.
D) They were concerned that the public was becoming too dependent on credit.
C
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a. stopping American ships to look for naval deserters and taking back those they found b. trying to impress Americans with the justice of their conflict with France c. forcing frontiersmen to trade with British merchants at forts in the Northwest d. allowing British merchant seamen to leave British ships for better conditions on American ships
One of the first businesses to benefit from the telegraph was the railroads.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which man codified Persian law in an attempt to place his reputation as a lawgiver on the same plane as that of King Hammurabi?
A) Cyrus B) Cambyses C) Darius D) Xerxes
The Cold War
a. was a major factor in world affairs for several decades after World War II. b. resulted from the significant differences between Germany and the Soviet Union. c. was the result of the agreements reached at the Allied war conferences that took place in 1939 and 1940, early in the war. d. began during the battle of Stalingrad. e. only began with the onset of the Korean War in 1950.