Relative to men, women's wages between 1955 and 1980 __________.
A. lost ground
B. stayed flat
C. rose for blacks and Hispanics but not for whites
D. showed that the glass ceiling had been broken
Answer: A
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a. Korea. b. Japan. c. Vietnam. d. Persia.
All of the following were true of Ethiopia in the 15th and 16th centuries EXCEPT:
a. The Ethiopian economy was based on plow-based agriculture, with the king controlling a trade in gold, ivory, animal skins and slaves. b. By the early 16th century, Ethiopians were contending for a port on the Red Sea with the Muslim sultanate of Adal. c. The Portuguese aided Ethiopia in its war with Adal. d. The Ottoman Empire at first aided Adal, but eventually retreated when faced by Ethiopian determination and Portuguese military might.
In the fifteenth century, slavery in Africa
A. proscribed that children born of enslaved parents were also slaves. B. was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual. C. generally allowed certain legal protections for the enslaved. D. was made up of an exclusively African slave population. E. was introduced by Europeans.
The word gild in the term Gilded Age accurately describes the late nineteenth century in the United States because __________
A) the majority of Americans benefited from the unprecedented growth in prosperity B) it was characterized by the rise of large and remarkably beautiful cities C) it was marked by the technological innovations achieved at all levels of society D) its dazzling accomplishments were like a thin veneer when compared with its many social problems