What scholar and writer proclaimed that “the world is flat” and theorized about flatteners?
a. Paul Krugman
b. Thomas Friedman
c. Nicholas Kristof
d. Milton Friedman
b. Thomas Friedman
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In 1915, Woodrow Wilson sent U.S. troops into Haiti. Subsequently,
a. Wilson withdrew the troops in 1918, once World War I ended and Germany was no longer a threat to invade Haiti. b. the Americans left in 1920 after they suffered five years of continuous terrorist attacks by Haitian rebels who opposed the presence of the United States. c. the Americans departed in 1925 after Haitian officials demonstrated that they were ready and willing to govern their nation. d. representatives of the United States oversaw all key decisions for 18 years and the educational system and infrastructure of Haiti were reformed and redeveloped.
Which of the following is true of the adoption of television as a medium in the United States?
a. Walter Dealey obtained the first commercial television license in the state in 1948. b. The FCC was set up by Texas in 1950 to regulate television stations. c. The first television license in the United States was issued by the city of Dallas. d. In 1950, a two-year moratorium was issued on granting licenses by the FCC.
The Texas supreme court ruled that the state's education finance system was unconstitutional because _________.
A. it kept property taxes too high B. it was not providing equal per-pupil funding C. it forced school segregation based on race D. it was not equitable