The ostentatious costumes worn by guests, such as the one in the picture above, to Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt's 1883 extravagant ball reveals what sociologist Thorstein Veblen referred to as __________
A) "gilded wealth"
B) the gold standard
C) "conspicuous consumption"
D) the "New Woman"
C
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One of the driving forces behind the founding of England's first permanent colony was a desire
a. for profit. b. to establish a haven for English Catholics. c. to gain knowledge about the flora and fauna of the New World. d. to challenge France's power in the New World.
Many Europeans believed that Cape Bojador marked the beginning of
a. the Pacific Ocean. b. the edge of the earth. c. Muslim territory. d. the frigid zone. e. the torrid zone.
The British prime minister who had won a decisive electoral victory on a platform committed to making the Germans pay for the war was
A. Georges Clemenceau. B. David Lloyd George. C. Neville Chamberlain. D. Arthur Balfour. E. Winston Churchill.
One of the most intricate and devastating wars that Louis XIV engaged in was the ______________.
A. Dutch Wars B. Nine Years' War C. War of the Spanish Succession D. War of the League of Augsburg E. Great Northern Wars