The institution of slavery became even more entrenched in the South because of the increasing importance of __________.
a. rice
b. indigo
c. short-staple cotton
d. long-staple cotton
c. short-staple cotton
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How did new methods of production affect workers in the first years of the twentieth century?
a. They were large-scale and mechanized, which made workers almost part of the machinery, endangered, and bored. b. They relied heavily on keeping workers satisfied, which led to safety, wage, and workweek reforms. c. They depended on the workers' willingness to work, which led to incentives, benefits, and human resource departments. d. They depended almost totally on automation, eliminating low-skilled jobs and creating high unemployment in this sector. e. They emphasized a unique product that would be better than the one before, increasing pressure on workers and materialism in consumers.
During the age of Tanzimat, the Ottoman Empire actually sought to copy ________ legal and military institutions and the secular values flowing from liberalism
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The Sino-Japanese War
A. marked the acceptance of Western-style imperialism by China when it took Korea from Japan. B. began as each country tried to keep the other from taking over Tibet. C. became a two-power conflict when Russia refused to honor its alliance with Japan. D. culminated in the Treaty of Harbin, which saw China gain the island of Hokkaido. E. forced China to cede Taiwan and the Liaodong peninsula to Japan.
In the 1968 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon called for
A. stability and national law and order. B. an immediate withdrawal of American military forces in Vietnam. C. the diplomatic recognition of China. D. a new commitment to effective social reform. E. an end to the Cold War with the Soviet Union.