Which industry became the "cornerstone" of the American economy?

a. Oil
b. Steel
c. Railroad
d. Banking


Ans: b. Steel

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A. enslaved free blacks B. made blacks wear badges C. banned the migration of blacks from the countryside to the city D. required all blacks to join white churches

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Government propaganda promoted all of the following themes EXCEPT

a. portraying the Germans as brutal murderers. b. discouraging prejudice against German-Americans and antiwar activists. c. promoting the war as a crusade to save democracy. d. emphasizing national unity and conformity of opinion.

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If a ruler has the Mandate of Heaven, which of these does he have the right to do?

A) rule justly and humanely B) ignore the will of the gods C) oppress the people D) go against the Confucian code

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Martin Luther preached

A. the need to rebel against unjust or immoral authority. B. salvation by faith alone. C. for the rights of the individual and democratic rule. D. the infallibility of the Bible and the church.

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