In Russia, serfdom was ended in 1861 because
a. it became widely recognized as morally wrong.
b. the ruling elite came to see it as a "backward" practice.
c. it was generally seen as inefficient.
d. of a general uprising by the peasantry.
b
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Which of the following was allowed under FDR's "lend-lease" program?
A) States could earn block grants from the federal government. B) The United States could sell military supplies to the Axis Powers. C) Britain could borrow military equipment from the United States. D) Racial minorities could obtain land in exchange for military service.
Karl Marx embraced the German philosopher Hegel's idea of the dialectic, meaning
A) all change in history is the result of clashes between directly antagonistic elements. B) no real changes in society can occur before industrialization. C) dictatorship is the central political force in all history. D) political diatribes are the highest form of intellectual thought. E) there is a world soul, which alternates between democracy and dictatorship.
Which statement best describes the transition from war to peace in America after World War II?
A) The transition caused inflation and labor unrest. B) The transition was an exceptionally smooth one. C) The transition solved the wartime economic problems. D) The transition was a period of contentment for the American people. E) The transition gave Democrats an advantage over Republicans.
Cotton cloth was valued by European consumers in the eighteenth century because it
A) was rare and considered a luxury. B) was comfortable and convenient. C) was a British product and so considered patriotic. D) lasted longer than wool. E) All these answers are correct.