All of the following were true about the reign of Shah Jahan except that
a. he was able to expand the Mughal domain.
b. he put economic strains on his people with programs of conquest and construction enterprises.
c. famine and drought did not plague India during his rule.
d. he built the Red Fort in Delhi.
e. the expense of building the Taj Mahal required him to increase agricultural taxes.
c
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a. true b. false
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a. intellectual subversion and scientific innovation b. ideology and state power c. technology and education d. militarization and economic development
When U.S. ambassador to London, Walter Hines Page, said "I thank Heaven for many things—first the Atlantic Ocean," he meant he
A) was thankful that the United States was not yet involved in the Great War. B) enjoyed vacationing with his family at the Atlantic Ocean. C) appreciated the economic advantages that were enjoyed due to steam ship improvements. D) profited from the triangle trade route.
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a. saloons where working-class men gathered to socialize b. urban apartment buildings that tended to be overcrowded c. neighborhood ghettos of unassimilated East European immigrants d. heavily developed industrial districts notorious for air and water pollution e. pool halls frequented by members of violent street gangs