The "putting-out" system included all of these features EXCEPT
a. a decentralized system of production.
b. a gendered division of labor.
c. men doing the work of weaving.
d. a centralized system of production.
e. women doing the work of spinning.
d
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a. fear of attack b. less trade being conducted c. no centralized government d. lack of strong public authority e. All of these.
The United States experienced a surge in marriage and birth rates in the years following World War II
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
A. reaffirmed the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson decision. B. set specific timetables for enactment. C. arose from a case involving segregation in Mississippi. D. passed by a narrow 5–4 vote. E. declared that separate educational facilities were unlawful.
From the point of view of workers, which of the following was a drawback of the new industrial workplace?
a. Workers faced the constant task of retraining. b. Few workers were skilled enough to work in the new factories. c. Much of the work was boring and repetitive. d. The pace of work was often very slow.