In 1850, what percentage of all slaves were engaged in cotton growing?
A. 25 percent
B. 35 percent
C. 40 percent
D. 55 percent
Answer: D
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A) Recent improvements in industrialization as the labor pool has grown. B) A clearer demarcation between those who remained in the isolated countryside and those who moved to the cities. C) A scarcity of farm workers that makes it difficult to raise enough food to feed everyone, including those who have migrated to urban areas. D) Alienation among formerly close family units, as young people become exposed to life in the large cities and can no longer relate to their families back on the farms. E) A growing middle class that craves the latest technological gadgets.
The “think manager think male” effect refers to ______.
A. the stereotype that men are more qualified than women for upper-level management B. the positive outcomes of priming masculine traits upon manager performance C. the positive relationship between masculine managerial styles and business performance D. the observation that serving in upper-level management prompts people to adopt more masculine traits
The European ruler who developed the first standing army of conscripts, notable for the flexibility of its tactics, was
A. Louis XIV of France. B. Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. C. Philip II of Spain. D. Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. E. James I of England.
All of the following were true of the Sino-Soviet conflict EXCEPT
A) Russia criticized Mao for allowing himself to be made into a "Great Father of China." B) Mao told the Russians they had deviated from the authentic revolutionary path. C) Mao intended to be the spokesman for all the oppressed masses. D) Russian Soviets maintained control over the communist governments worldwide. E) Mao decried the Russians' fear of "paper tigers" around the world.