The giant Texas energy company whose spectacular collapse in 2001 came to symbolize corrupt corporate practices was __________
A. M Corporation
B. Texas Power and Light
C. Consolidated Edison
D. Enron Corporation
D
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The majority of members of the new Free-Soil Party wanted:
a. free farm land for anyone who would work the land b. a section of "free" territory where escaped slaves could go c. slavery excluded by law from the national territories d. slavery to continue wherever a majority of whites supported it
Lincoln used the Emancipation Proclamation to __________
A) convince blacks to support the war B) infuriate Southerners C) bolster northern morale D) abolish slavery
For the United States, in preparing to wage the war, one positive outcome of the Great Depression was
A) citizens were already used to poor pay, poor food, and hard work or no work. B) the banks had huge reserves of funds to loan the government. C) many people had moved from rural areas to the cities. D) nearly half the nation's factories were idle.
Which of the following distinguished pastoral nomadic societies from permanent settlements?
A. Pastoral nomadic societies were relatively egalitarian compared to more settled populations. B. Pastoral nomads adhered to a strict social hierarchy. C. Pastoral nomads remained largely isolated and had little contact with other lands and peoples. D. Pastoral nomads constructed large urban centers.