What transformed the West from a virtual colony of the East into the fastest growing, most economically booming section of the country?
A) federal funding of defense industries during World War II
B) the election of Richard Nixon--the first president from California--in 1968
C) the emergence of the aerospace industry in the 1960s and 1970s
D) construction of the interstate highway system in the 1950s and 1960s
A
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During the depression, __________ of married women provided the sole support for their families
A) one-third B) one-half C) two-thirds D) three-fourths
How did the rise of chariot warfare affect women in the second millennium B.C.E.?
A. Women obtained great economic gains, as they were the primary manufacturers of chariots. B. Chariot warfare led to a rise in patriarchy and a decline in matriarchy. C. Chariot warfare had little effect on women. D. Women gained authority as notable warriors.
The baby boom generation was
a. born between 1946 and 1964. b. associated with the rise of suburbia. c. was a unique social and cultural force. d. the name given to the 75 million babies born in the decades after the war. e. All of these choices.
The first goal of postwar expansionists in the United States after 1815 was to __________
A) obtain the Pacific Northwest from Great Britain B) obtain Florida from Spain C) acquire the former French colony of Louisiana D) develop the trans-Appalachian West E) eradicate the Native Americans