During the early decades of the twentieth century, most Americans began to view leisure time as
A. the equivalent of laziness.
B. the province solely of children and the elderly.
C. something reserved for the extremely wealthy.
D. something not attainable for the average worker.
E. increasingly desirable.
E
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Demand for cotton fiber in the textile mills of ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬__________ and New England stimulated the westward spread of cotton cultivation
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When Woodrow Wilson became president he
a. had a reputation for experience in foreign relations. b. indicated he would pursue the policies of his predecessors. c. was committed to material self-interest as the guiding principle of American foreign policy. d. admitted he had little interest in or paid much attention to foreign relations. e. none of these choices.
France was similar to Germany in that
a. eastern France suffered from high unemployment while western France and Paris prospered due to tourism. b. the French secret police, the equivalent to East Germany's Stasi, had become corrupt, blackmailing politicians and businessmen. c. the political center was threatened by an extremist political party, the Greens. d. resentment against foreigners, particularly Muslims from North Africa, led to an anti-immigrant movement headed by Jean-Marie Le Pen and his National Front. e. the confusion and chaos of the time led to political instability, and in France it led to the collapse of the Fifth Republic.
What accounts for changes in the population of slaves in the Roman Empire?
What will be an ideal response?