What was a major result of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill)?
(a) Millions of veterans received a college education.
(b) Women kept their factory jobs after World War II.
(c) Jobs were created by the Manhattan Project.
(d) Veterans were exempted from gasoline rationing.
Answer: (a) Millions of veterans received a college education.
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Fill in the blank with correct words.
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A) the Ebstorf Mappamundi. B) written histories by Mongol scholars. C) Khubilai?s court records. D) Buddhist holy texts. E) Marco Polo.
The English Bill of Rights
A) laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. B) resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions. C) reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power. D) confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent. E) stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons.
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a. high-wage positions. b. strictly short-term or temporary employment. c. a poor alternative to farming. d. institutions that broke up families. e. the only steady jobs and wages available.