Which of the following enabled city dwellers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to live in greater comfort and safety?
A. Indoor plumbing, central heating systems, and the adoption of public health regulations
B. The increased use of coal-burning stoves
C. Pollution control legislation
D. Government financing of low-income housing
Answer: A
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a. The conversion of Theodosius b. The failure of the Edict of Milan c. The increasing number of people willing to die for their faith d. The persecution of Christians e. The acceptance of women as church officials
The switch to staple crop production on plantations in southeast Asia resulted in which outcome? a. Colonials engaging local elites to switch from sustenance crops to commodities. b. Foreign recruitment for increased labor on plantations for tea and rubber
c. Artificially maintaing low wages to keep plantations economically competitive. d. Forced labor through a process of "shanghaied" induction. e. All of these.
Even before achieving statehood, ________ prohibited slavery in its constitution
A) Connecticut B) New Jersey C) Massachusetts D) Pennsylvania E) Vermont
Temperance reformers opposed consumption of alcohol because of the belief that __________
A) water was a safer beverage B) alcohol was a threat to the family unit C) drinking was mainly a female vice D) consumption decreased business profits E) alcohol production reduced the availability of grain for food consumption