In comparison to its human resources, the natural resources of the nation in the late nineteenth century were
A) even more ruthlessly and thoughtlessly exploited.
B) far better preserved by a growing conservation movement.
C) treated with exactly the same indifference and lack of foresight.
D) even better nurtured and developed.
A
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A) mainly of "new immigrants" B) largely of doctors, lawyers, and teachers C) almost exclusively of white, Anglo-Saxon Protestants D) almost exclusively of Irish Catholics and German Lutherans
The Persian defeat in the wars with Greece was due to all of the following except
a. difficulty supplying the army from Persia. b. allowing the Persian navy to be drawn into the narrow waters off Salamis. c. domestic political turmoil. d. the rout of Persian forces at the Battle of Plataea. e. the Persian underestimation of the Greeks' will to fight for their homeland.
Compare the institution of marriage among the planter class in the South and the northern white-collar class
What will be an ideal response?
Why was the Panic of 1837 significant for President Van Buren?
a. Van Buren had to respond but was hampered by his own political party's laissez-faire policies, dooming his reelection. b. Whigs blamed Van Buren for the crisis, further strengthening their popular appeal. c. Democrats blamed Van Buren for the crisis, further strengthening their popular appeal. d. Van Buren responded contrary to his political party's laissez-faire policies, forcing the economy into enough of a rebound to win him a second term. e. His predecessor, Jackson, had caused the crisis, so Van Buren was taxed with fixing it without insinuating the panic was caused by the popular Jackson.