During the 1950s, cities became less livable because
a. suburbs lured away the middle class, thus eroding the urban tax base.
b. urban neighborhoods were bisected and isolated by new freeways.
c. many shops and light industries relocated in the suburbs, decreasing jobs available to city dwellers.
d. crime became more common.
e. all of these choices.
ANS: E
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A) factory workers. B) peasants. C) children. D) political refugees.
Factors that relate to the German revolution of 1848 include each of the following except
a. hostility against absolute princes. b. the impact of a depression in the 1840s. c. the strong Marxian influence among German workers. d. reform-minded middle-class liberals. e. the successful revolt against Louis Philippe.
In addition to the Carthaginians employing mercenaries, one of the reasons for Rome's victories in the First Punic War is that Rome built
a. An army. b. A wall. c. A treasury. d. A navy. e. A forum.
According to the Manifesto of the Communist Party, all of human history had been a history of
A. industrial integration. B. the quest for religious self-awareness interfering with the development of the peasantry. C. class struggle. D. the search for equality. E. the search for freedom.