The new heliocentric theory was put forth in 1543 in the famous book On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, written by
A) René Descartes.
B) Johannes Kepler.
C) Isaac Newton.
D) Nicolaus Copernicus.
E) Philipp Melanchton.
D
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During the First World War, black soldiers served in all of the following units or positions EXCEPT
a. the signal corps. b. Army lawyers. c. intelligence officers. d. pilots in the aviation corps.
The Reclamation Act of 1902 provided for federal funding and orderly development of ________ projects in the West.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Marx and the communists believed that once the "dictatorship of the proletariat" was established, private property
A. would be the foundation of the post-revolutionary world. B. would be the only aspect of industrial society that would survive the revolution. C. should be abolished. D. should be divided up on a more equitable basis. E. should pass into the ownership of the workers.
Which of the following statements accurately represents Thorstein Veblen's argument in The Theory of the Leisure Class?
a. All citizens of an industrial society would rise or fall based on their own innate merits b. The upper classes were overly focused on their own comfort and consumption c. The tenets of naturalism were the only laws through which society should be governed. d. Land and natural resources should belong equally to all citizens.