The events of September 11, 2001 can be interpreted as a dramatic and violent expression of pan-Islamic sentiment
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The development of steamboats transformed trade on the Mississippi River for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
A) steamboats could travel up the river against the current; in contrast, large riverboats could not travel upstream and they had to be sold for lumber when they reached their downstream destination. B) steamboats were much faster boats than the large riverboats and could cut the travel time down the Mississippi River by two-thirds. C) steamboats proved to be a more labor-intensive nautical mode of transportation than lumber riverboats. D) steamboats proved to be very profitable for their operators and commercially viable for farmers sending their goods upstream and downstream on the river.
During World War I, the War Industries Board __________.
a. was little more than a symbolic organization b. was led by Herbert Hoover c. fixed wages and hours for all workers d. told manufacturers what they could and could not make
Other than finding new sources of finance, the most important element facilitating European state-building in fifteenth century was
A. the reestablishment of imperial unification. B. the formation of large standings armies. C. papal leadership in a new round of crusades that gave purpose and inspiration for the Europeans. D. the European invention of gunpowder. E. the leadership of a united, powerful Italy.
What was linked with the rise of global civilizations in the nineteenth century?
A) The appearance of huge worldwide empires B) The development of western economic advances C) The development of new political ideas D) The development of new social ideas E) All of these