What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?
a. cheap electric power
b. fire safety standards
c. the invention of the elevator
d. new methods of making steel
Ans: d. new methods of making steel
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A) argued that women were superior to men. B) claimed that women should have more opportunities than only being a housewife. C) asserted that women should be able express their sexuality freely and openly. D) proposed that marriage as a legal institution be abolished. E) challenged the Supreme Court's ruling that the birth control pill should only be made available to married women.
What was one of the weaknesses of the consumer goods economy?
A) Mass production resulted in the depletion of crucial natural resources. B) Labor disputes disrupted the production process and damaged economic growth. C) The quality of the goods that were produced was substandard. D) It led to the spread of national supermarket and department store chains. E) The production of so-called durable goods eventually decreased demand.
Under mercantilism, what were colonists supposed to do?
A) produce expensive manufactured products B) consume manufactured goods from the mother country C) consume natural resources from the mother country D) consume manufactured goods from foreign countries
The Chinese familial ideal was a
A. nuclear family. B. childless family. C. family with at least ten children. D. joint family with at least three generations living under one roof. E. matriarchal family.