An arrangement in which a Western nation received special commercial and legal privileges in a non-Western region, city, or territory without direct political involvement is known as a ________
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: sphere of influence
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White settlers in the frontier communities of the West made which of the following a distinguishing social characteristic?
a. Race
b. Education
c. Marital status
d. Religion
How did the U.S. Supreme Court settle the election of 2000?
A. The Supreme Court, by a one-vote difference, ordered a halt to the Florida recounts. B. The Supreme Court ordered that Florida complete a recount to determine the winner. C. The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Florida Supreme Court in allowing the recount to continue after Bush's lawyers tried to stop it. D. The Supreme Court agreed to let Gore become secretary of state in exchange for his agreement to concede the election to Bush.
As a result of the growth of the suburbs,
a. the boundaries of most central cities expanded as they annexed outlying areas. b. the peer group's influence on children began to decline while the family's influence increased. c. pollution and trash were spread over a larger area. d. nonwhites were able to escape the overcrowding of the inner-city ghettos.
The putting-out system was made possible only because of the adoption of
a. interchangeable parts b. division of labor c. master and apprentice model of medieval guilds d. assembly line e. water power