Over a million New Yorkers lived in "dumbbell tenements" by the turn of the century. Such tenements had all of the following characteristics except which one?
a. They were five or six stories high.
b. They had a long, narrow waist where the air shafts were placed.
c. They had one bathroom for every one or two apartments.
d. Most rooms had at least a little natural light.
C
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The Zhou dynasty established a feudal system of government that
A) ignored local leaders. B) was ruled from one central location absolutely. C) emphasized the rule of the local priests. D) allowed women and peasants legal rights. E) gave local authority to powerful nobles in exchange for their loyalty.
As a result of the Punic Wars, slavery in Rome became __________
A) mainly restricted to poor or unfortunate Italians B) widespread and mostly made up of foreigners C) socially unacceptable and rejected by most Romans D) unnecessary due to Rome's newfound wealth
All of the following are accurate descriptions of U.S. relationships with Indians during the 1830s except
A) The U.S. acquired 190 million acres of Northwest Indian land for $70 million. B) More than 8,000 Cherokees were forced off their land and marched to Oklahoma with more than a third dying along the way or just after arriving. C) Indians attempted to hold onto their land by suing in U.S. courts. D) Some tribes relied on skilled chiefs and negotiators to get a fair price for their land. E) The U.S. paid the Cherokees $5.6 million for their land.
How did the United States respond to Joseph Stalin's blockade around West Berlin in 1948?
What will be an ideal response?