Most Southerners supported the Tennessee Valley Authority because it
a. reflected their socialistic values.
b. provided government subsidies for crops.
c. brought jobs and modern conveniences to an impoverished region.
d. strengthened the institution of segregation in the region.
ANS: c
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a. "The very laws of nature reveal that national identity is not related to cultural worth." b. "We must isolate ourselves from the uncivilized cultures of distant lands." c. "American expansionism should most logically be restricted to North America." d. "We must promote the superiority of our culture in an effort to ensure world stability."
Which people sacked Babylon in 1595 b.c.e. and fought the Egyptians to a draw at Qadesh in 1286 B.C.E.?
A) Hittites B) Assyrians C) Midianites D) Persians E) Hyksos
The term "stranger effect" refers to
a. the revulsion that peoples often have to foreigners. b. the bigotry shown by European towards native peoples. c. the power that is deferred to foreigners on account of exotic or strange qualities. d. a belief that strangers were sent by the gods.
Why were many Buddhist monasteries were destroyed in the ninth century?
What will be an ideal response?