What was the political philosophy of "republicanism"?
What will be an ideal response?
Most students will see that at its base, republicanism entailed a rejection of monarchy, but that it suggested a good deal more. Republicanism suggested the need for impartial citizens to put aside selfish desires and promote the good of all. Most republicans believed that a republic required a small, decentralized polity, preferably with close ties to the soil. But better students will recognize the emergence of alternative views, articulated by Smith's philosophy that stressed how a society of self-interested individuals could promote the common good.
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Treatment of girls reinforced a strict Confucian view that females should be
a. allowed to read histories. b. read stories about girls submitting to their parents. c. held to a strict gender hierarchy. d. listen to their sons when they were widowed. e. all of the answers are correct.
Which of the following is true, according to the Introduction to Chapter 5?
a. The mass media plays an important role in delivering potential consumers to advertisers. b. Most heavily gendered products basically sell themselves and don not therefore rely on advertising. c. Products targeting young boys are advertised much more heavily than products targeting young girls. d. Products targeting young girls are advertised much more heavily than products targeting young boys.
When the United States entered World War I, black Americans were __________
A) united in their resistance to the conflict B) united in their support of Wilson and his war policies C) accepted by the U.S. military as an integral part of the armed forces D) divided as to whether to support the war or oppose sending black soldiers overseas
Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) fall of France, (B) Atlantic Conference, and (C) Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union
a. B, A, C b. A, B, C c. C, B, A d. A, C, B e. C, A, B