How did barbed wire transform the lives of farmers on the Great Plains?
a. It allowed farmers to establish the boundaries of their farms, which previously had not been possible.
b. It made it possible for farmers to leave their farms for extended periods of time.
c. It helped farmers get cattle to northern markets along the cattle trails.
d. It kept Native Americans away from their farms so that their land was protected.
e. It allowed farmers to pen their animals and keep other animals off their land.
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A) direct election of U.S. senators. B) enfranchisement of women in western states. C) elimination of property qualifications for voting and holding office. D) direct election of the president and vice president.
Under Stalin, the kulaks played the role of ________
A) party leaders B) secret police C) scapegoats D) agents of collectivization
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sell silver tothe government at the old sixteen-to-one ratio. d. Silver producers refused to sell silver to the government, which in turn stopped minting silver coins.
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a. Moses Maimonides b. Genghis Khan c. Saladin d. Hulegu e. Tamerlane