In the nineteenth century, an increasing number of women were entering which field?
a) education
b) medicine
c) business
d) science
a) education
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Christopher Columbus was searching for a shorter passage to Asia to __________.
a. find new sources of slaves for Spanish sugar plantations b. open new markets for Spanish gold arriving from the New World c. bring Catholicism quickly to India and China d. beat Portuguese mariners to Asian spice and luxury trade
What prevented workers from escaping when a fire broke out at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
A) Government regulations prohibited the building of fire escapes. B) Employers had locked the factory doors from the outside. C) The workers stayed put, believing that firefighters would save them. D) Indifferent managers harassed them, forcing them to keep working despite the fire. E) The poorly constructed building collapsed almost immediately.
In making the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan, the United States dealt with all of these considerations EXCEPT
A) The Japanese had throughout the war shown fierce resistance and determination. B) Some analysts suggested American casualties during an invasion of Japan might rise to 200,000. C) Some who were against dropping the bombs believed that the Japanese were on the verge of surrendering. D) The Japanese had already fought very bloody battles trying to hang on to other islands. E) The US was considering postwar issues and wanted to intimidate the Soviet Union.
The Republican Party
A. advocated popular sovereignty to defuse the issue of slavery in the territories. B. quickly won solid voter support in the elections of 1854 and 1855. C. prospered because of northern outrage over "Bleeding Sumner" and "Bleeding Kansas." D. won the presidency the first time it fielded a national ticket.