During World War II, the United States government commissioned the production of synthetic ____ in order to offset the loss of access to prewar supplies in East Asia
a. textiles
b. rubber
c. tin
d. fuels
e. bauxite
b
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It is clear that the most important influence on popular voting for state delegates for the state ratification conventions of the Constitution was:
A) one's position on the slavery question. B) the persuasiveness of Federalist and anti-Federalist arguments. C) popular respect for Washington. D) one's position on economic issues debated since the Revolution.
Following 1603, what action did the Ottoman sultan take that affected his sons?
A) He had his sons sent to foreign countries for education. B) He had his sons killed or banished so they wouldn't threaten his reign. C) He gave his sons small plots of land so they could practice farming and herding animals. D) He had his sons raised in the harem instead of participating in military service. E) He put his sons under the care of the ulama for religious training.
Those seeking to reform women's style of dress in the 1840s claimed all of the following except
a. corsets constricted women's vital organs. b. voluminous skirts unfairly restricted women's mobility. c. that bloomer-style trousers were necessary to prevent a woman's sexuality from becoming unhinged leading to immoral actions with a man who was not her husband. d. that simpler clothing styles would serve as a rejection of the artificial desires created by industrialization. e. that bloomer-style trousers were a more rational form of dress.
What was a result of Muslim domination over North Africa?
a. Christianity replaced as the dominant religion in Egypt. b. The Maghrib language was replaced by Egyptian. c. The Roman culture replaced that of the Christians. d. Muslims took over the slave trade. e. North Africa grew ever more isolated.