The government made major contributions to the growth of America before 1860 . Which of these was not a type of government intervention in the economy?
a. The government passed laws allowing easy chartering of banks and corporations.
b. The government protected American manufacturers against cheap foreign products.
c. It kept taxes high.
d. State and local governments financed large-scale construction projects.
C
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a. They fought to protect their traditional culture. b. Imperialists respected native cultures and merged with their culture. c. They were controlled under systems of indirect rule and the empires' reliance on collaborators. d. They were able to carve out small pieces of independent land away from imperialist expansion.
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a. increasing their prosperity. b. contributing to their growing unemployment. c. forcing them rapidly into proletarianization. d. leading to a decline in competition.
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a. The capture of Jerusalem b. The fall of Constantinople c. The conquest of Alexandria d. The sack of Istanbul e. The occupation of Egypt