The first significant public awareness of computers in the United States came during the
A. 1961 Mercury space flight.
B. 1950 U.S. Bureau of the Census tabulations.
C. 1957 launch of Sputnik.
D. 1958 launch of the first American satellite.
E. 1952 election tabulations.
E
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Edgar Allen Poe produced noted works in all the following areas EXCEPT
A) horror stories. B) frontier epics. C) literary criticism. D) detective novels.
Which one of the following was a key part of the British plans for the Saratoga campaign?
A) General Burgoyne would strike south from Canada into the Hudson Valley. B) British forces would invade western Pennsylvania and move toward Pittsburgh. C) Admiral Howe would concentrate the navy in Massachusetts Bay in preparation for a siege of Boston. D) General Washington would move north from New York City and be crushed by Burgoyne.
In what area did Maximilian I have his greatest success?
a. Marriage alliances b. War c. International trade d. The promotion of culture e. The unification of Europe
Along with providing nursing and medical support services during the war, the U.S. Sanitary Commission
a. helped many women acquire organizational skills and self-confidence that they would use in the postwar women´s rights movement. b. helped garner public respect for the medical profession. c. provided medical training to a large number of African Americans. d. enabled many women to serve as spies while nursing. e. made major breakthroughs in germ theory and the prevention of deaths due to infection.