In what way was "King Cotton" still the king after the war?
What will be an ideal response?
Key Points: agriculture; southern society; sharecropping; cotton and industry
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
According to Rudyard Kipling, Americans had a duty to
a. end the exploitive system of imperialism. b. respect the cultures of Africa and Asia. c. not follow in the footsteps of imperialistic Great Britain. d. take on the responsibility of abolitionists and abolish slavery in Africa and Asia. e. carry on where the British left off in taking, "...up the White Man's Burden."
Who was John D. Rockefeller?
A. Founder of the Ford Motor Company B. Creator of Standard Oil and master of the use of pools and trusts to monopolize an industry C. Inventor and founder of the first industrial research laboratory D. Scottish immigrant who built an enormous steel company and became a renowned philanthropist
Napoleon III initiated liberal reforms largely to __________.
A. mask failed foreign policy B. energize the economy C. make common cause with urban workers D. fulfill his original promises to govern in the spirit of the French Revolution