Above all, Western expansion in the early modern era created a global economic network centered on _____.
a. Asia
b. Africa
c. Europe
D. Oceania
Ans: c. Europe
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All of these factors hastened the industrialization of the United States in the three decades following the Civil War EXCEPT
a. the national reconciliation and harmony between North and South b. cheap unskilled labor caused by massive immigration c. the accumulation of large pools of liquid capital for investment d. the tapping of rich natural resources of coal, oil, and iron e. technological inventiveness and innovation
A tenet of Epicureanism was that
a. everyone should live according to nature and ignore social conventions. b. all was comprised of atoms that randomly fell through space. c. the universe was highly structured according to an organizing force called Logos. d. everyone could achieve satisfaction by following their designated place and duties in life. e. each individual should pursue his or her own pleasure because time is fleeting.
According to legend, what Christian saint went on a mission to India?
a. St. Peter b. St. Augustine c. St. Thomas d. St. Mary Magdalene e. St. Paul
In Civilization and Its Discontents, Sigmund Freud argued that
A) modern society is on the verge of solving persistent social problems. B) progress in civilization is based on the suppression of natural instincts, which will inevitably explode in violence such as war. C) the satisfaction of sexual urges will lead to social harmony. D) the Great War had put an end to hatred and violence. E) All of the above.