During the 1980s, television changed as
a. the percentage of viewers watching network programming hit its peak.
b. hundreds of new independent stations first went on the air.
c. most independent stations were bought by various giant media corporations.
d. networks poured more money into their news divisions.
e. reality programming began to dominate the ratings.
b
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A) Holland B) France C) England D) Russia E) Prussia
In the new types of work women found in the late nineteenth century, they
A) were still generally unable to enter the male-dominated professions of teaching and nursing. B) earned less as clerks and "typewriters" than they did as unskilled factory workers. C) had less pleasant working conditions as clerks than they did as unskilled factory workers. D) were often hired as salespersons in department stores because managers considered them easier to control than men.
The weakening of the Persian Empire was largely attributed to
A) a corrupt system of satraps that was never closely monitored by the king. B) the constant erosion and diminishment of its standing army. C) the kings' hoarding of wealth and over-taxation of their subjects. D) a lack of communication due to its vast size. E) earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Societies in the ancient Americas tended to be isolated from one another because
a. of the constant warfare between these societies b. of geographical features, such as mountains and deserts c. they did not develop sufficiently to expand d. they had no need to move beyond their initial homeland e. their populations concentrated in urban areas