Prior to 1860, perhaps the most significant invention for middle-class American homes was the
A. electric iron.
B. cast-iron stove.
C. telegraph.
D. icebox.
E. air conditioner.
Answer: B
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a. back Cuba in a war with Spain. b. back Spain in a war with Cuba. c. encourage Spain to make concessions to the Cuban rebels. d. encourage Cubans in their efforts to overthrow the rebel government. e. annex Cuba.
Relations between Cuba and the United States seriously deteriorated when
a. Castro announced that he was a Maoist. b. Cuba's government passed a law nationalizing all land holdings over 100 acres. c. the United States placed an embargo on goods from the Soviet Union. d. Soviet missiles were placed in Cuba. e. the Cuban government nationalized United States companies and banks.
A problem facing Japan in the immediate future is
a. an increasing birth rate. b. a declining birth rate. c. a level of domestic violence which surpasses that of the United States. d. a declining level of literacy among the general population. e. an obvious increase in militarism among the young.
Southerners wanted a transcontinental railroad to travel a Southern route for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT:
a. The railroad would channel the flow of gold from California through their region. b. The railroad would allow new settlement. c. The railroad would spread cotton agriculture. d. The railroad would bring badly needed industrial development to the South.