In 1882, Montgomery Ward formed the first trust, a new way of merging businesses that did not violate the laws against owning other companies.

a. true
b. false


Ans: b. false

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Research indicates that in mixed-sex teams in male-dominated organizations, gender inequality is significantly reduced. 2. In their observations, Williams et al., noticed that age is often treated as a status group in the geosciences industry. 3. Many of the companies that the respondents in Williams et al.’s research worked for strictly forbid any discussion of salary or contracts among workers. 4. Many of the companies that the respondents in Williams et al.’s research worked for supported women’s formal and informal networks to help women succeed.

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Collins argues that while we are able to see our own oppression in the system, we are less likely to be able to see ______.

A. how we subordinate others B. how we got oppressed in the first place C. how our oppression affects life chances D. how we cooperate with others

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Which of the following led to what would have been the first-ever colonial union that would have placed all of England's colonies in America under a single president-general?

A) The Albany Plan B) The Treaty of Paris C) The Great Awakening D) The Stono Rebellion E) The Glorious Revolution

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Portugal’s relationship with Kongo grew tense when the Europeans demanded more of what from the African kingdom?

a. gold b. slaves c. ivory d. salt e. cotton fabric

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