Which illness common in the early twentieth century affected Franklin Roosevelt?
What will be an ideal response?
polio
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In his pivotal work The Social Contract, Rousseau posed what political argument?
A. Absolutism was justified in certain conditions. B. The best system of government was a constitutional monarchy. C. Democracy was the best form of government because it relied on the general will. D. Each society had different needs determined by their individual and economic history. E. The oppressed worker would soon rise up and overthrow his feudal overlords.
Which of the following best explains the deterioration of the working and living conditions of workers in New England textile mills in the 1830s and 1840s? a. Living and working conditions deteriorated primarily because of the economic depression of the late 1830s. b. Working and living conditions deteriorated primarily because of the growing labor surplus. c. A depression led management to
focus more on profits than on providing decent working and livingconditions for the workers. d. Competition from English imports was the primary reason for the deterioration of working and livingconditions.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to a recent poll, 91% of U.S. adults consider extramarital infidelity to be morally wrong. 2. Infidelity is the most often reported reason for divorce, as well the strongest predictor of divorce. 3. Researchers estimate that over one-third of married men and one-fifth of married women have engaged in extramarital sex in the United States. 4. Wives who are the primary breadwinner in families defer to their husbands in decision making and do a disproportionate amount of housework.
The invention of the cotton gin
A) provided a new way to bleach cotton cloth. B) directly led to a rise in alcoholism. C) meant that machines replaced slaves and slavery declined. D) allowed spinners to produce more yarn. E) had a negative effect on American cotton growers.