Which of the following is a characteristic of industrialization in both Britain and the United States?
A) chronic labor shortages
B) absence of the railroad
C) limited role of the state
D) dependence on subsidies
C
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What was the primary reason for President Jackson opposing the Second Bank of the United States?
A) President Jackson believed that the bank was not doing a good job in creating a unified national market economy that would foster prosperity and stability. B) President Jackson's populist base of political support was among the common people who despised banks and Jackson could do something about the national bank, in contrast to state banks. C) President Jackson despised the bank's president, Nicholas Biddle, for his role in the Panic of 1819 and its aftermath. D) The country was failing, credit was tight, and the currency unsound, prompting many of President Jackson's strongest supporters to call for the closing of the bank.
The Chinese philosopher Xunzi wrote that if a person attempted to cure rheumatism by beating a drum and sacrificing a pig to the gods, then
a. the rheumatism would be cured. b. the rheumatism would get better, but the person would not be happy. c. the drum would be worn out, and the pig would be gone. d. the rheumatism would not get better because the person should have played a flute and sacrificed a chicken instead.
The Byzantine Empire attained its greatest economic prosperity during the period of the Macedonian emperors.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
During the last years of the nineteenth century, the United States responded to events in China by
A) ?? sending an American gunboat to force the Manchu dynasty to capitulate. B) ?? requesting equal trading privileges and the opening of trading ports in China. C) ?? bombing the capital until Chinese terrorists surrendered. D) ?? sending covert aid to the Harmonious Righteous Fists in an effort to overthrow the anti-Western Manchu empress. E) ?? demanding that an arbitration commission be established.