Mayan calendars were:
a. Always consistent in their measurement of time.
b. All based on the solar year of 365 days.
c. Related to natural processes such as human gestation and astronomical cycles.
d. Based on sophisticated mathematics, based on calculations derived from decimals.
c. Related to natural processes such as human gestation and astronomical cycles.
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Harry Hopkins's appointment as head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration in 1933 is noteworthy because
a. he was the oldest member of the cabinet b. he dispensed $2 million in his first few hours on the job. c. he had previously been head of Ford Motor Company. d. he had been Herbert Hoover's running mate, against Roosevelt. e. None of these choices.
Kennedy's campaign included rhetoric about "closing the missile gap" with the Soviet Union,
A. and once in office he proposed an increase in defense spending, even though he was actually soft on communism. B. and he fulfilled his promise to increase military spending even thought there was in fact no missile gap. C. and he fulfilled his promise to increase military spending in an effort to close that gap. D. but he did very little once in office to strengthen the U.S. militarily.
In the 1920s, the "noble experiment" referred to
A. the Equal Rights Amendment for women. B. political isolationism. C. laws to restrict child labor. D. female suffrage. E. the prohibition of alcohol.
The widespread use of the flush toilet is an example of the __________________.
A. effectiveness of modern advertising B. effectiveness of state health regulations C. traditional modesty of Americans D. democratization of convenience