Why did so many new inventions and mass production techniques materialize during the Great War?
A. a confluence of new ideas from the "Greatest Generation of Scientists"
B. huge investments from industrialist such as Ford, Carnegie, and Rockefeller
C. a massive rollback of government restrictions on research and industrialization
D. government support for solutions to military and industrial problems
Answer: D
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a. Karl Marx b. James Watt c. Adam Smith d. Jean Jacques Rousseau e. William Thackeray
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In the late nineteenth century, Social Darwinists argued that people who failed economically in the United States did so because
A. they were not members of "the elect." B. they had not received a college education. C. racism and other prejudices held them back. D. business wealth was concentrated into the hands of a few. E. they were not fit enough to survive in the market.
What was the purpose of the missi dominci established by Charlemagne?
A. To collect taxes from local villages. B. To ensure local counts were being given their rights. C. To ensure local districts were executing the king's wishes. D. To act as religious enforcement in local villages. E. To teach locals to read the Bible.