How did education change during the Second Industrial Revolution, and why did governments support these changes?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The rise of public elementary education
2. The role of women as teachers
3. An emphasis on literacy as important for the modern workplace
4. Education as a tool for creating loyal citizens
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a. Singapore. b. Saigon. c. Manila. d. Kuala Lumpur. e. Jakarta.
According to the introductory video in section 28.3, the humanitarian crisis in which country in the late 1980s and early 1990s illustrates the “CNN Effect”?
A) Japan B) Germany C) Vietnam D) Somalia
Which of the following statements regarding slave life is true?
A. It was uncommon to divide slave families for long periods of time. B. Slaves were not given medical care except by their own efforts. C. Slave children did no work until they turned twelve years old. D. After 1808, the proportion of blacks to whites in the nation steadily declined. E. Slaves had to grow all of their own food.
Which of the following best characterizes the political landscape of the 1870s and 1880s?
a. The two major parties were roughly equal in power. b. The Democrats were a regional power, while the Republicans were a national party. c. Less than 40 percent of the electorate voted in any given presidential election. d. White males made up roughly 60 percent of the electorate.