The development of alternating current electric power plants allowed for industry to spread; factories were no longer tied to a _______ power source, such as a river, or coal.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: natural
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An implication of Las Casas' argument is that a major cause of the decline of the native populations in the Americas after 1492 was the
(A) importation of European and African wildlife to the Americas (B) large-scale clashes between native armies and the Spanish (C) resistance of indigenous groups to religious conversion (D) epidemics brought to the Americas by Europeans
During the 1970s, there was a __________.
a. rapid movement of women into the labor force b. sharp decline in the number of women in the labor force c. noticeable return to traditional familial structures d. shift as women gained positions in fields formerly dominated by men
Western historians have customarily regarded this as the crucial point in opening the trade routes to the East.
A. the travels of Marco Polo B. the voyages of Vasco de Gama C. the discovery of the New World by Columbus D. Magellan's circumnavigation of the globe E. Prince Henry, the Navigator's establishment of a school for navigators
One result of the respect accorded the AFL was that in 1894 __________.
A. the Sherman Anti-Trust Act was repealed B. Labor Day was made a national holiday C. the Labor and Republican parties merged D. Samuel Gompers was appointed as secretary of labor