The 1890 book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, influenced the United States to invest in
A) transatlantic telegraph cables.
B) merchant steamships.
C) its naval power.
D) industrial hydropower.
E) developing markets overseas.
C
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a) poor b) religious c) female d) orphaned
What was the intention of the Rule of Saint Benedict?
a. To emphasize physical labor, which would emulate the early desert fathers. b. To give structure to the day of a monk. c. To require loyalty and submission to the pope of all monks. d. To establish a hierarchy within monasticism regarding social ranking. e. To provide a manual on how to perform liturgical rites.
What impact did Upton Sinclair hope his novel The Jungle would have?
A) He hoped it would lead to improved hygiene in meat packing plants. B) He hoped it would turn the country toward socialism. C) He hoped it would contribute to anti-immigrant sentiment. D) He hoped it would turn the country toward vegetarianism.
Augustus is said to have found Rome a city of brick and left it a city of granite, evoking an image of the golden age of Rome.
a. true b. false