What nation leads the world in the installation of railways?
A) The United States
B) Prussia
C) France
D) Britain
E) Russia
Ans: D
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Recycling on the home front during World War II
A. was eagerly practiced by the public and included such items as metals, fat, and other household waste. B. would have saved the government millions of dollars but was an unknown practice at the time. C. was attempted by the federal government, but people were not used to such practices so it had little impact on the war effort. D. was mainly done on the black market to get around rationing regulations.
In the early nineteenth century, the westward movement of white Americans was encouraged by all of the following EXCEPT for
A. the lure of mineral mining in the mountainous regions of the West. B. rapid population growth. C. the federal government's policy toward Indian tribes in the West. D. the spread of the plantation system in the South. E. the limited availability of agricultural lands in the East.
The encomienda originario took advantage of traditional Guaraní kinship obligations that
A) forced women in patriarchal families to provide labor services to the Spanish. B) allocated Guaraní tributaries to Spanish masters according to their rank or merits. C) granted labor and tribute services in return for Spain's help in defeating Guaraní enemies. D) forced relatives of Guaraní women concubines to work for Spanish masters.