Given the premise that slavery could and should be protected, southern secession was a rational action proceeding from the rational conviction that slavery would no longer be safe within the Union.
a. true
b. false
Ans: a. true
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Which of these factors did NOT contribute to the land-based empire of the Mughals becoming part of the sea-based empire of the British?
a. Robert Clive took over local Indian politics as a result of the Battle of Plassey. b. Officials of the British East India Company redirected the wealth of north India to their own accounts. c. The use of the British navy to bombard Indian fortifications destroyed the Mughal military. d. The British Parliament intervened to regulate the administration of the British East India Company. e. The British government became embroiled in the political and military affairs of India.
Of the major combatants, which nation´s home front suffered the least from the ravages of war?
a. Great Britain b. Japan c. India d. The United States e. Russia
For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex
What will be an ideal response?
One key to Henry Ford's success in the mass production of automobiles was
A. the use of welds instead of rivets to speed production. B. a reduction in the size of his labor force. C. his encouragement of labor unions in organizing his factories. D. the moving assembly line. E. the training of highly skilled workers.