Discuss the efforts made by the Franklin Roosevelt administration to mobilize the American economy in support of the war effort after the United States entered World War II in 1941
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: After the United States entered World War II, President Roosevelt moved to mobilize fully the American economy behind the war effort. He established the War Production Board and successfully sought the cooperation of business. He established the Office of Price Administration to set prices and the National War Labor Board to control wages. Congress passed the Revenue Act of 1942, that substantially raised corporate and income taxes.
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New technologies in the latter half of the nineteenth century revolutionized everyday life and transformed the world's economy. What were some of those new technologies, and how did they affect society?
What will be an ideal response?
Differing treatment of slaves in Spanish, French, and English colonies promoted what?
a) war b) trade c) closer diplomatic relations d) religious revival
The Muslim resistance to new ideas and technologies by the eighteenth century is illustrated by the
A) Ottoman ban on the printing press. B) purchase of outmoded weapons from Europe. C) banning of "impious" telescopes. D) reluctance of Muslims to travel abroad. E) All these answers are correct.
The Jacksonian era has been called the "Age of the ________," when ordinary folk were celebrated and courted by politicians.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).