What role did geography play in what areas industrialized first?
a. Regions with high populations and concentrations of wealth were the first to industrialize.
b. Areas that had a relatively small workforce and lots of capital were the earliest to industrialize.
c. Only places with significant deposits of fossil fuels took part in industrialization.
d. Places with stable populations and a need for capital industrialized first.
b
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A) oversight of commerce B) enforcing civil rights C) promoting workers' rights D) providing social welfare benefits
What were the advantages of composing music for subscription concerts, rather than writing chamber music?
a) Composers like Haydn and Mozart could reach larger audiences and compose more complex works for more musicians. b) Composers like Haydn and Mozart could stagger their compositions over the course of a year. Consider This: Composers used impresarios to make the arrangements for concerts in large venues. See 5.8: Narrative: Some Romantic Music. c) Subscriptions allowed composers like Haydn and Mozart to get various nobles and other wealthy people to bid on their services. Consider This: Composers used impresarios to make the arrangements for concerts in large venues. See 5.8: Narrative: Some Romantic Music. d) Subscriptions were introduced by Haydn and Mozart to allow the poorest people to attend concerts for a few pennies. Consider This: Composers used impresarios to make the arrangements for concerts in large venues. See 5.8: Narrative: Some Romantic Music.
The Lawrence Textile Strike was triggered by
A) poor working conditions. B) an abrupt cut in wages because of new legislation. C) layoffs. D) wage cuts due to decreasing profits.
Identify the fictional character who had an animal alter-ego in stories that reflected the "plantation school" of thought
A) Uncle Tom B) Uncle Remus C) Rutherford B. Hayes D) Theodorick Bland