Why had the U.S. steel industry failed to replace outdated plants and equipment in the postwar years?

-In the postwar economic boom, no new equipment was available.
-American steel producers enjoyed a world market without serious competition.
-American steel producers had struggled to remain afloat and could not have afforded new equipment.
-Steel was an old industry with little technological change.


American steel producers enjoyed a world market without serious competition.

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A. tribe. B. lineage group. C. nuclear family. D. clan. E. caste.

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In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that

a. Dred Scott was not a citizen of the United States. b. Dred Scott could not legally sue in a federal court. c. the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. d. Congress had no power to ban slavery from a federal territory, even if a territorial legislature had voted to do so. e. free blacks who were citizens had no right to sue federal court.

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What was the most important responsibility facing the Second Continental Congress?

A) to convince the colonists of the necessity for war B) to win loyalty from the Indians C) to organize the colonies for war D) to find a strong political leader for the nation E) to draft the Declaration of Independence

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Which one of the following statements describes the classical theory on crime by jeremy bentham

a. criminals commit crimes based on their free will b. they calculate the pleasure and pain associated with crime c. harsh and swift punishment will deter crimes d. all of the above

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