Account for the American economic boom of the 1990s. What factors contributed to the unprecedented prosperity?
What will be an ideal response?
Consider: sharp decline in price of basic commodities such as oil; restructuring of American businesses in the 1980s and early 1990s; slowdown of rivals' economies; rising incomes and declining interest rates at home; growth of new computer and communication technologies.
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Ronald Reagan embraced __________.
a. supply-side economics b. centralized economic planning c. Keynesian economics d. demand-side economics
The goal of taxes imposed on the British colonies in North America after the French and Indian war was to
a. reimburse Britain for the losses in sugar profits caused by American pirates. b. provide funds for Britain to carry on the Seven Years' War in Europe. c. have colonies pay for some of their own protection. d. use in exchange for colonials not serving in the British military. e. invest in American ventures in the new West.
Slavery in Africa began only with the arrival of the Europeans in the late fifteenth century
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
By the spring of 324 B.C.E., Alexander's army was back at the Persian Gulf and celebrated in the Macedonian style, with ________
A. competitive athletic games B. chariot races C. making sacrifices in thanks to the gods D. a wild spree of drinking