Which of the following did not contribute to the growth of leisure time in western and central Europe?
a. Shorter working hours.
b. technological innovations.
c. better transportation.
d. growth of suburbs.
e. religious support demanding a day of rest.
e
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Which of the following was the most common argument the city-states of northern Italy used to justify their de facto independence from the Holy Roman Empire?
a. As Italians, they should not be ruled by Germans. b. Customary feudal subjection should be adjusted to fit a changing reality. c. They were still loyal to the descendent of Charlemagne and believed that the Emperors of the fourteenth century were usurpers. d. Their preference was to be dominated by the pope. e. none of the above
Believers in the doctrine of "survival of the fittest," argued that
a. only a few large corporations were fit to survive in the industrial jungle. b. society owed a basic standard of living to even its weakest members. c. there should be mental and physical competitions to determine fitness to survive and succeed in society. d. fitness to survive and thrive could be proven only through physical competition. e. the wealthy deserved their riches because they had demonstrated greater abilities than the poor.
The European Recovery Program was better known as the
a. Five Point Program. b. Stillman Plan. c. Acheson Plan. d. European Community. e. Marshall Plan.