Henry Bessemer's innovations made it possible to produce cheaper
A. cotton.
B. iron.
C. steel.
D. oil.
E. wool.
Answer: C
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Why do Islamic states, both in their early years and today, differ from Christian states in the relationship between church and state?
A) Islam sprang up in a region that was devoid of political institutions, and thus state and religion emerged simultaneously. B) The Arabian government immediately voluntarily adopted Islam as its official state religion. C) Muslim leaders instituted Islamic schools and placed Muslim clergymen in positions of political power. D) When Muslim conquerors overthrew governments, the first decree would be to make Islam the official state religion. E) Muhammad is revered more for his political influence than his religious teachings.
When the government called for the Estates-General to meet,
A) it abolished the Third Estate. B) it halved the number of representatives from the Third Estate. C) it doubled the number of representatives from the Second Estate. D) it doubled the number of representatives from the Third Estate. E) it kept the number of delegates for each of the estates at approximately 300.
In the 1988 presidential election, Republican candidate George H.W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate
A) Michael Dukakis. B) Ted Kennedy. C) Jesse Jackson. D) Robert Dole.
Congress agreed to create the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) in 2008, spending ____ to buy toxic assets and inject cash into the nation's biggest banks and corporations with the hope that it would stabilize the economy
a. $1 billion b. $10 billion c. $300 billion d. $500 billion e. $700 billion