The ________ was an essential system undergirding the rise of big business; it was itself big business; it was a cultural symbol of American industrialization; and it was a stimulus to other enterprises because it consumed so many natural resources.
A. investment banking industry
B. railroad system
C. steel industry
D. combination of national, state, and local governments
Answer: B
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During the Napoleonic Wars, Britain and France both violated the neutrality of the United States by seizing its ships.
a. true b. false
Which statement about Spanish settlements in the New World is FALSE?
A. Spanish gold and silver mines were enormously productive. B. Spanish colonies would form one of the largest empires in the history of the world. C. The first Spanish settlers were mostly interested in farming. D. Many helped establish elements of European civilization permanently in America. E. The Catholic Church was very interested in spreading Christianity in Mexico.
How did Spain maintain its influence on its colonizers in America?
a. by limiting the number of women settlers b. by controlling trade between Spain and America c. by legitimizing the conquests through the encomienda system d. all of the above
At the end of the fifteenth century, the strongest power in the East was ______________.
A. Bohemia B. Poland-Lithuania C. Moscow D. Hungary E. the Ottoman Empire