Which of the following stimulated the economy in the decade and a half after World War II?
a) consumer spending
b) wartime rationing
c) government cutbacks
d) population decline
a) consumer spending
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Why were most human rights activists concerned with the effects of industrial globalization?
A) low wages of women B) increased incidents of slave labor C) child labor D) convict labor
How did the United States and Great Britain avoid war over Venezuela?
A) The defeat of Spain in Cuba encouraged Great Britain to concede Venezuela to the United States. B) Great Britain’s superior naval fleet, which was fully deployed off the coasts of Venezuela and Guiana, discouraged U.S. involvement. C) Larger problems in Africa and Europe caused Britain to agree to negotiate with Venezuela. D) The U.S. annexation of Hawaii and the Philippines convinced Great Britain to concede Venezuela. E) The Venezuelan people successfully boycotted British and U.S. products, demonstrating their resolve for self-rule.
Kievan Rus is unique in history because
a. It mediated contact between the Byzantine Empire and more distant lands b. It is the birthplace of Islam c. It was, in land area, the largest single European state of the post classical era d. It adopted religious and bureaucratic practices from a neighboring civilization e. It toppled the Roman Empire
Of the evidence Tamar Jacoby presents in her argument, all of the following support her pro-immigration position EXCEPT that
A) "states with large immigrant populations often face chronic fiscal problems." B) "cities and states with the largest immigrant populations ... boast far faster economic growth." C) "the presence of immigrants seems to reduce unemployment even among native-born blacks." D) "immigrants pay in more than they take out" in taxes. E) immigrants "generally fill economic niches that would otherwise go wanting."