By the end of the twentieth century, the "East Asian miracle"
a. continued to outperform the West in economic production and profits.
b. had become less miraculous after the financial crisis of 1997.
c. was led by Japan's continuing strong economic performance.
d. was being copied by many Western countries, including the United States.
e. had failed in the People's Republic of China but was still succeeding in the Philippines and Indonesia.
b
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According to research provided in this chapter, how likely was it for someone in the late 19th century to live up to the Horatio Alger image of rising to great wealth simply based on self-discipline and hard work?
A) Just as likely as it was for those from middle and upper class families. B) Highly likely, given the affordable new technologies that made it easier to start a business with little money. C) Completely unlikely ? very few workers went from poverty to enormous wealth. D) The best way for someone from the working class to get ahead was by mastering a skill and rising through the ranks of a small company. E) Likely, if they were willing to lie and cheat like the big companies.
Which of the following is not? true about Liberia and Sierra Leone?
A) ?Both were colonies for free slaves. B) Liberia was an American colony and Sierra Leone was a British colony. C) ?Both were located in Africa. D) Both were established in the early 1800s.? E) ?None of these are correct.
By the mid-eighteenth century, Edo was one of the world's largest cities, with a population of
a. 100,000. b. 250,000. c. 500,000. d. 1,000,000. e. 2,500,000.
Joan of Arc
a. led the French to victory in a decisive battle during the Hundred Years War. b. brokered the English and French peace treaty, thus ending the Hundred Years War. c. became the queen of France during the Hundred Years War. d. was the only woman permitted to attend the University of Paris. e. founded the city of Orleans.