The ready-made clothing industry grew rapidly thanks to the invention of

a. direct current
b. gasoline
c. the sewing machine
d. the Bessemer Process


Answer: c. the sewing machine

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A. Muckrakers B. Culture jammers C. Authoritarians D. Feminists

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Which of the following was NOT an innovation in maritime warfare used to help thwart German U-boat attacks in the North Atlantic?

A. radar B. HF/DF equipment C. proximity torpedoes D. sonar

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In 1775, Lord Dunmore's Proclamation

A) outlawed colonial militia. B) offered freedom to any slave who joined the British forces. C) announced his threat to destroy Williamsburg, Virginia. D) gave restitution for military supplies that had been stolen or destroyed. E) placed the Virginia militia under British command.

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The Philippines became an independent nation following

A) ?the Spanish-American War. B) ??World War I. C) ?World War II. D) ?the Korean War, E) ??the Vietnam War.

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