Which of the following best defines the term polis?
A. a city-state in which all the inhabitants were invested in a type of self-rule
B. a city-state in which all inhabitants were equal
C. a city-state based on the absolute rule of a single king or queen
D. the urban capitol of an empire
Answer: A
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A. easy-money policies, which they hoped would spur economic expansion B. federal monetary grants to freedmen so they could open their own businesses and banks C. a federal loan program to finance industrial development in the South D. federal loans to freedmen so they could buy their own land
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A) the People's Democratic Republic of Korea B) the Republic of China C) Singapore D) the People's Republic of China
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a. was not targeted by northern industrialists who sought to introduce factories into the region. b. received preferential treatment from the railroads. c. turned away from agriculture d. made major efforts to industrialize that ultimately transformed the economic culture of the South, making the region much more industrial. e. remained overwhelmingly rural and agricultural.
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a. unable to meet the monetary demands of business expansion. b. regulated by the Federal Reserve Board. c. owned by private banks. d. subject to state banking regulation. e. authorized to issue their own paper money.