Which of the following was an important factor in the growth of the consumer culture?
A) advertising in mass-circulation publications
B) emergence of stocks and stockholders
C) laying the transatlantic telegraph cable
D) burgeoning service organizations
E) changing agricultural practices
Answer: A
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A) Great Britain allowed some colonies to choose their own governors while others had their governors selected by the crown. B) Great Britain ensured religious freedoms for Protestants. C) Great Britain directed colonial governors to call annual assemblies. D) The crown restructured the colonial government by combining separate colonies into the Dominion of New England E) The criteria for voting in New England became property ownership rather than church membership.
In reference to the reading, The Mummy of Hornedjitef: High Priest at Karnak, a CAT scan of Hornedjitef's mummy showed
a. missing organs. b. a petrified brain. c. an unbandaged mummy structure. d. the remains of a man who during life was of importance and high station. e. organs placed in a separate container.
During the campaign of 1932, Herbert Hoover
a. was an electrifying campaigner. b. traveled the country extensively promising relief. c. showed an outgoing, compassionate personality. d. grew reluctant even to leave the White House.
In colonial America, it was widely believed that a fetus would be adversely affected if the pregnant mother did any of the following EXCEPT
A) look at the moon. B) work during pregnancy. C) get startled by a loud noise. D) have an ungratified desire.