The economic status of the average American at the end of the Revolutionary War was
a. better than before the war.
b. probably worse than before the war.
c. about the same as before the war.
d. closely tied to international economic developments.
e. dependent on government assistance and subsidies.
b
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Privateers were individual entrepreneurs who were virtually indistinguishable from:
a. Slave traders. b. Pirates. c. Communal farmers. d. Diggers.
Michel de Montaigne changed the character of humanism by
a. adding the principle, "the ends justify the means" in the real world. b. inventing Christian humanism. c. replacing optimism and civic virtue with skepticism and introspection. d. tying it more closely to empirical research and the new science. e. reintroducing the traditional Christian view of man as fundamentally evil.
The Loyalists who continued to support the crown after independence had been declared were more likely to be all of the following except
a. well educated. b. from among the older generation. c. affiliated with the Anglican Church. d. from New England. e. wealthy.
Why were nuclear arms less military weapons than political ones?
a) The massive atomic stockpiles created by the United States and the Soviet Union were less intended for actual use than for overawing foreign and domestic audiences. b) Neither the United States nor the Soviet Union had nearly as many nuclear weapons as they claimed; they lied to gain political advantage. Consider This: What is meant by the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction? See 14.5: Narrative: Big Ivan. c) The United Nations had outlawed using nuclear weapons, so having them was largely a symbolic gesture. Consider This: What is meant by the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction? See 14.5: Narrative: Big Ivan. d) Because nuclear weapons are so expensive, each nuclear nation was more concerned about paying for them than firing them off. Consider This: What is meant by the doctrine of Mutual Assured Destruction? See 14.5: Narrative: Big Ivan.