How was the age of the American population related to the economy in the early part of the twenty-first century?
a. Health care costs rose alarmingly as the American population aged.
b. As the baby boom generation aged, the load on Social Security decreased.
c. As the baby boom generation aged, their children volunteered to pay more taxes to support them.
d. The number of elderly people in America was declining, so age had little effect on the national economy.
e. As the American population aged, they became wealthier, so there was a positive effect on the national economy.
A
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A. The Depression had almost no discernible effect on unmarried women. B. Many jobs that once had been done by men were done by women. C. The employment rate for women was higher during the Depression. D. Women's jobs were not viewed as essential, therefore many were laid off after the crash
The Homestead Act offered 160 acres to white settlers who could maintain their property for 5 years. All of the following were challenges to those moving West EXCEPT
A) keeping cattle from roaming their land. B) defending themselves against outlaws. C) erecting barbed wire fences to mark their boundaries. D) finding land to establish their homesteads.
Before European colonization, the peoples of the Americas
A) had mostly migrated from the Eurasian landmass. B) had developed agriculture independently about 3000 B.C. C) had created complex societies. D) lived in populous societies throughout the Americas. E) All of the above.
The Soviet Union and the United States fought the last surrogate war in what region?
A) Korea B) Cuba C) Afghanistan D) Poland E) Chechnya