Which of the following was true of late nineteenth-century department stores?
A) They sought to make shopping exciting.
B) They were only frequented by women.
C) Most of their customers were poor.
D) They found it difficult to compete with traditional consumer outlets.
A
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The Catholic Reformation reached a climax in the
A) creation of the Inquisition in Rome. B) creation of the Society of Jesus. C) meeting of the Council of Trent. D) the infallibility of the pope. E) Catholic Tribunal.
The biggest difference between the first civilizations of Mesoamerica and of Asia lies in the ________
A) lack of urbanization in Mesoamerica B) development from village to urbanization C) lack of true urban centers in Mesoamerica D) more sophisticated cities of Asia
A key factor in the Allied victory in the Pacific was the
A) island-hopping strategy that positioned U.S. troops within striking range of Japan. B) massive aerial bombing of key Japanese cities. C) development of the atomic bomb. D) declaration of war by the Soviet government against Japan. E) All these answers are correct.
The Marshall Plan
a. was used currency reserves from member nations to finance temporary trade deficits. b. had launched a process of economic cooperation and integration. c. had provided 20 billion dollars in economic aid to friendly European countries by 1961. d. was never enacted due to partisan political feuds in Congress. e. had helped to rebuild Japan.