What has proved to be the most important contribution of Native Americans to the course of human history?
A. the domestication of large animals
B. the manipulation of plants for agriculture
C. the deforestation of the Great Plains
D. the development of pottery and other stone works
Answer: B
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The 1946 Taft-Hartley Act
A) signaled the end of the political resurgence of conservatism in American politics. B) was vetoed by President Truman. C) finally ended wage and price controls. D) gave a major boost to labor unionization.
In whose economic theories did Gallatin and Jefferson believe?
(A) John Maynard Keynes (B) David Ricardo (C) Adam Smith (D) Amartya Sen
The intendant system was introduced in the late eighteenth century to
A) increase royal revenues from the colonies. B) reduce the power of the corregidores. C) promote the spread of Enlightenment ideas in the colonies. D) provide a counterpoise to the power of the viceroys.
In the early twentieth century, a principal goal of "Taylorism" was to
A. reorganize industrial production by subdividing it into many simple tasks. B. encourage industrial workers to act creatively to solve production problems. C. make industrial workers more independent in carrying out their jobs. D. emphasize the importance of craft and quality in the workplace. E. create a large labor force of highly skilled workers.