The Marshall Plan was successful in that ______________________.
A. it corrected Western Europe's adverse balance-of-payments arrangement with the United States
B. it brought about the complete economic integration of the Western European states
C. it stopped postwar inflation in Western Europe
D. it stimulated impressive industrial production and investment in Western Europe
Answer: D
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A) De Witt Clinton. B) Martin Van Buren. C) Thomas Hart Benton. D) William Harris Crawford.
What was the historical significance of Prussian leadership during German unification?
a. It marked a new era of peaceful European interstate relations. b. It marked the triumph of authoritarian and militaristic values over liberal and constitutional values in the new German state. c. Austrian bureaucrats would have new opportunities to shape the political culture of the new German Empire. d. True parliamentary democracy would triumph in the new German state. e. It marked a new era of peace in Europe.
Why did Maryland and Virginia develop and employ the "headright" system?
a. They needed a means to legally use Indians as forced labor. b. They believed that giving land to indentured servants would entice them to come to the New World. c. They thought that giving land to those who paid the passage of potential servants to America would help solve their labor needs. d. They wanted a law to discourage the importation of indentured servants to America. e. They hoped to insure that eldest sons would inherit their father's land.
The main difference between Mahayana Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism is that
A. Mahayana Buddhism never spread beyond India, while Theravada Buddhism spread throughout Asia. B. Mahayana Buddhism teaches that the individual can only gain salvation by fully devoting his or her life to full-time meditation, while Theravada Buddhism espouses that individuals can achieve salvation while leading ordinary lives. C. Theravada Buddhism preaches that the individual must achieve salvation entirely on his or her own, while Mahayana Buddhism teaches that people can achieve salvation with the help of saintly figures. D. Theravada Buddhism elevated the Buddha to a type of savior, while Mahayana Buddhism viewed the Buddha as an enlightened individual who freed himself from the cycle of rebirth.