Contrary to expectations, wages for laborers in Latin America ____________ in the 1800s.
a. Rose sharply, contributing to a high inflation rate in many countries.
b. Remained low, because ethnic discrimination and racism trumped market conditions.
c. Fluctuated, given the difficulties of securing sufficient coolie labor for growing businesses.
d. Rose for mestizos and Creoles, making it difficult for European immigrants to establish a foothold in the economy.
b. Remained low, because ethnic discrimination and racism trumped market conditions.
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Paleolithic peoples may have incorporated violence into their culture for which of the following reasons?
a. establishing male bravado, especially to attract female mates b. because humans are genetically programmed for violent behavior c. to celebrate when their food supplies were plentiful d. violence was used by women to prove that they were strong breeders e. because they felt that their relationship with nature lacked violence
The Georgia legislature annulled the Cherokee constitution in 1829 because
a. the state wanted to seize the recently discovered gold fields on Cherokee land. b. other Indian tribes in the state objected to the preferential treatment given to the Cherokees. c. whites considered the Cherokee political system a barrier to Indian removal. d. the federal government ordered the move.
What factors led to the rise of mass society and mass culture in the 1920s?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following explorers did not set out in search of the Northwest Passage?
A) ?John Cabot B) ?Giovanni da Verrazzano C) ?Henry the Navigator D) ?Jacques Cartier