Prior to the stock market crash in October 1929, what were the major weaknesses in the economy of the late 1920s?
What will be an ideal response?
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French prestige was damaged by __________.
A. the Franco-Prussian War B. defeat in North Africa C. the expansion of British economic interests D. an economic crisis in the years leading up to World War I
Examine the painting of Confucius on page 155. How is he represented in this picture? There were no contemporary portraits of Confucius. What role might a later artist play in helping to create a lasting image of a historical figure?
What will be an ideal response?
What happened as a result of the growth of the eighteenth-century colonial economy?
a. The population grew even faster and per capita income declined. b. Enforcement of the Navigation Acts sowed the seeds of a lingering bitterness against Britain. c. The colonies developed a strong industrial base. d. British consumers stimulated production of American sugar and tobacco. e. American exports increasingly found new markets in Asia and Africa.
How did a Western presence in China accelerate the development of the Chinese economy?
A. It introduced new products that the Chinese were then able to develop for export. B. It imported a number of goods that helped the lagging Chinese economy to pick up steam again. C. It introduced the philosophy of capitalism, which helped China reform its markets. D. It steadily integrated the Chinese market into the nineteenth-century global economy. E. It introduced industrialized agriculture that helped solve the problem of increased population.