What were some of the Roman technological innovations that made daily life either easier or more interesting?
What will be an ideal response?
In your answer, be sure to include a brief description of innovations and discoveries that served both personal and public uses. For instance, you might want to discuss how aqueducts and roads made people’s lives easier and more interesting.
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As a result of its defeat by the German states in 1870, France was compelled to give up
A) the area along the Rhine River. B) all of Alsace and part of Lorraine. C) Belgium. D) part of Lorraine. E) all of the above.
In the 1700s, socioeconomic class probably meant the least to
a. plantation owner in South Carolina b. merchant in Philadelphia c. printer in New York d. ship owner in Boston e. Scot Irish farmer in backcountry North Carolina
The system that came to be known as the "cottage industry" involved all of these steps EXCEPT
A. the purchase, by an entrepreneur, of the raw materials needed for textile production. B. country laborers producing yarn and cloth. C. the selling of finished products by an entrepreneur. D. the growing of cotton by peasants on their farms, who then sold raw material to entrepreneurs. E. the development and use of the "putting-out" system.
President Johnson refused to grant a Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) request for direct American air and ground operations in early 1964 because
A. he felt that direct American participation in the conflict would lead the South Vietnamese to let the United States fight the war for them. B. American participation in Vietnam would result in hostile propaganda throughout the world. C. such a course would threaten his ambitious social agenda. D. he had little enthusiasm for getting involved in a land war in Asia. E. All of these.