Which of the following was NOT a complaint among farmers in the late nineteenth century?
A) the inability of farmers to organize to voice discontent
B) the belief that railroad rates were rising
C) the inability to control market prices
D) the perception of a loss of status in society
E) the burden of farm mortgages and crop surpluses
Answer: A
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A) They were connected by railroads. B) They had canals. C) They were by-passed by railroads. D) Towns near them had railroad connections.
Which of the following is true about U.S. involvement in World War II?
A) ?Before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt avoided involvement in the war at all costs. B) The attack on Pearl Harbor was not the first major attack by the Japanese on U.S. soil. ? C) ?Roosevelt promoted a program of appeasement with Germany. D) ?Roosevelt allowed the U.S. Navy to take steps to provoke the Germans. E) ?None of these are correct.
State legislators gradually abolished state support for ________ as a reform against artificial privilege.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is TRUE of the Silk Roads?
a. The Silk Roads linked the entire world into a single trade network. b. The Silk Roads linked the large civilizations on the outer rim of the Eurasian continent but bypassed the pastoral peoples of the interior. c. The Silk Roads were largely a relay trade route, in which goods were passed down the line rather than carried by one merchant along the entire route. d. Although important, the Silk Roads never carried as large a volume of long-distance trade as the American network.