In the two decades following World War II, services that had generally been enjoyed only by the rich or solidly middle class in the years before the war—including central heating, indoor plumbing, and electricity—now became features of common life.
a. true
b. false
a. true
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A) to establish a good name for the family B) to maintain the family’s reputation C) to contribute to the economy D) to defend family members against outsiders E) to raise children
Sometime in the early ___________, a king replaced the chiefdoms of the Ethiopian highlands and established the kingdom of Aksum.
a. First century CE. b. Sixth century BCE. c. Tenth century CE. d. Fifth century CE.
According to the introductory video in section 29.2, what was a new feature of U.S. foreign policy in the twenty-first century?
A) the emphasis on human rights B) the emphasis on democracy C) the concept of defensive war D) the concept of preventive war
President Lincoln's proposed plan for reconstructing the Union
A) permitted states to apply for readmission after 10 percent of the qualified voters took an oath of allegiance. B) divided the South into zones of military occupation. C) confiscated land from wealthy white Southerners to provide forty acres and a mule for each former slave. D) permitted states to apply for readmission after a majority of the qualified voters took an oath of allegiance.