Both Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin undertook agricultural reforms ________
A) to reward their peasant supporters
B) as a first step towards rapid industrialization
C) to strike at their political opponents
D) to increase exports
B
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Which of the following was true of American farmers in the late nineteenth century?
A. They enjoyed a great deal of economic power because they were primarily creditors. B. They believed that overproduction was the cause of their economic decline. C. They were not affected by the amount of money in circulation because they had very few fixed costs. D. They concluded that an inadequate amount of money in circulation made their debts more burdensome.
What is a criticism of the 1950s society that is often found in contemporary literature?
A. consumerism B. individualism C. imperialism D. isolationism
Beginning in November 1939, President Roosevelt's policy of "cash and carry" allowed:
a) any belligerent nation to buy war material if it paid in gold and did not use American ships b) Britain and France to buy arms if they paid cash and carried their materials in their ships c) any belligerent nation to buy wheat, corn, and cotton providing it paid cash d) Britain and France to buy American grain for cash only
Article Ten of the League of Nations Covenant aroused Senate opposition because of the financial obligations it entailed
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.