In the 1840s in the United States, an initial understanding of germ theory was developed by
A. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
B. Ignaz Semmelweis.
C. James Warren.
D. Edward Jenner.
E. William Morton.
Answer: A
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Which of the following is TRUE about the creation stories of Native Americans?
A) The stories closely mirror evidence developed from the archeological record. B) Many Native American tribes have their own distinctive creation stories containing mythological elements involving the natural world. C) They are remarkably similar in their details and creation explanations. D) The archeological record shows that each tribe's storytellers modified creation stories over time.
The most notable Romantic nationalist in Europe and the founder of the Young Italy movement in the 1830s was
A) Emmanuel II. B) Giuseppe Mazzini. C) Count Camillo di Cavour. D) Pope Pius IX. E) Count Metternich.
For the most part, the domesticity novels written by women during the mid-nineteenth century were
a. frivolous fairy tales. b. subversive attacks on the power relations in society. c. sentimental pastimes of little import. d. political calls for revolution. e. stories that supported the power structure.
Which is a correct statement regarding mid-century immigrants?
A. Immigration swelled to its highest levels during periods of economic downturns in the United States, when employers sought cheaper labor. B. Germans fled a severe potato famine. C. The Irish and Scandinavians tended to come as families with some resources, but the Germans were usually single men from impoverished backgrounds. D. Germans, Irish, and Scandinavians came seeking improved economic opportunity.