Which of the following statements about the American railroad industry in the late nineteenth century is FALSE?
A. It included the nation's largest businesses.
B. It relied partially on government subsidies for its growth.
C. It was among the first to adopt the new corporate form of organization.
D. It saw Congress outlaw railroad combinations.
E. It became a national symbol of concentrated economic power.
D
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A) the extermination of all European Jews. B) the forced deportation of the Jews to Madagascar. C) the resettlement of Jews in ghettos, isolated from other Europeans. D) breeding "Jewish genes" out of the Jewish population itself. E) the expulsion of the Jews from Germany and the rest of Central Europe.
The idea which introduced the plan to tax all people in France for defense of the state was called
a. capitation. b. taille. c. paulette. d. mercantilism. e. right of law.
To create superior quality pottery, Josiah Wedgewood grouped potters wheels together in one place to concentrate labor and increase productivity
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Ironically, because blacks worked for lower wages than whites, their employment rate was higher during the Depression
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.