Which of the following was not among the industries that prospered mightily with widespread use of the automobile?
a. Rubber
b. Highway construction
c. Oil
d. Railroads
e. Glass
d
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Which of the following was a result of the Conquest of the Desert?
A) the construction of railroads, highways, light industry, and urban areas with British capital B) massive settlement of Argentina by immigrants C) a military campaign to remove the Indians D) a public education system E) redistribution of land to landless poor
In England, during the period of the 1640s to 1660, all of the following occurred except
A. Charles I was executed. B. Charles I antagonized the Puritans in Parliament. C. Oliver Cromwell led his New Model Army to victory over the forces of the king. D. Charles II replaced his executed father on the English throne. E. after the death of Charles I, Cromwell became the new king of England.
In the 1960s, one of the most powerful elements embraced by the counterculture youth was
A. literature. B. sports. C. television. D. movies. E. rock music.
Post World War II Japan
a. was, like Germany, divided into Allied occupation zones. b. was destabilized by a civil war between nationalist and communist elements. c. resisted the imposition of American-style democracy. d. was governed from the island of Formosa (Taiwan) until 1949. e. underwent a dramatic democratization under American military rule.