James Hargreaves invented which mechanism to speed up mechanical production?
a. The cotton gin
b. The water frame
c. The flying shuttle
d. The spinning jenny
e. The movable loom
d
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FDR's Executive Order 8802 authorized the creation of a:
A) black air wing. B) panel to oversee the desegregation of the military. C) Fair Employment Practices Committee to ensure fair-hiring practices in defense industries. D) congressional committee to study the dismantling of Jim Crow in the South.
The literature associated with the American Renaissance is characterized by
a. a realistic portrayal of life in an urban environment. b. the portrayal of figures engaged in ruthless power struggles. c. a rejection of the concepts embodied in the European romantic movement. d. moral idealism and the use of American settings and characters to address universal themes.
Who ran the Indonesian bases for the Dutch?
a. The Dutch East India Company b. The Dutch Royal Navy c. The Dutch Royal Army d. A coalition of Dutch merchants e. Local chiefs
Why did France invade the Ruhr in 1923?
A) As a policy of French imperialism B) At the instigation of the British C) To thwart a German communist takeover D) Because it accused Germany of being in default on its treaty obligations E) Because of the majority French population there