The Scottish engineer _________ patented his steam engine in 1769, creating a machine that was five times as efficient as previous models.
a. Thomas Newcomen.
b. James Watt.
c. Montgomery Scott.
d. William Fairbairn.
b. James Watt.
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A) portrayed Nixon as decisive. B) gave the American public faith in Nixon's leadership abilities despite providing evidence of some presidential wrongdoing. C) were almost completely undecipherable. D) shocked the American public with the way Nixon conducted himself in private.
Gains for the Union in 1861–1862 largely took place in:
A) Virginia. B) California and Texas. C) the Deep South. D) Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas.
The Epic of Gilgamesh has stories similar to those found in
a. the Aryan Mahabharata b. Akkadian war poetry c. the Bhagavad Gita d. the Hebrew book of Genesis e. the Egyptian Book of the Dead
The British maintained their head start in industrialization
A) by sabotaging the efforts of their competitors. B) by forbidding the export of machinery and expertise. C) through constant innovation and renovation. D) through significant government support of industry. E) All these answers are correct.