The Puritan commonwealth of Massachusetts Bay was characterized by

A) true and complete democracy.
B) practical democracy.
C) communal holding of land.
D) toleration for all religions.


B

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The economic problems causing the Great Depression came to a head mainly because of the

A) anti-business attitudes in Congress. B) overconsumption of consumer goods. C) easy credit policies of the Federal Reserve Board. D) production shortages in basic consumer goods.

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Explain the forces leading the world's societies to become more deeply and lastingly differentiated in this period, despite the spread of the world religions across many of these divides

How do these divisions continue to influence the world today?

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During the first two decades of the twentieth century, what was the greatest source of urban population growth?

A) ?? The exodus from rural and small-town America B) ?? The increasing birthrate within the cities themselves C) ?? Immigration D) ?? Medical advances that ended the major urban diseases E) ?? Improvements in sanitation

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The three major areas targeted for social reform in the sixteenth century by Protestants and Catholics were ______________.

A. children's education, catechism, and urban poverty B. poverty, sexual vice, and alcoholism C. labor exploitation, high taxes, and education D. education, poverty, and family life E. women's rights, religious hierarchy, and vice

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