Which of the following statements about society in the late 1800s is true?
A) The gap between rich and poor was growing.
B) The rich were growing richer and the underprivileged class shrank to lowest levels ever witnessed.
C) Recession caused the upper class to shrink significantly.
D) The balance between the rich and the poor was about even in an increasingly egalitarian society.
A
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a. first appeared in Africa between 200,000 and 150,000 years ago. b. developed the bow and arrow. c. lived mostly in small groups near the sea. d. mastered the art of making bronze tools and weapons. e. appeared in Europe about one million years ago.
The assimilation process of the late nineteenth century was aided by the public schools.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
The disastrous Great Peloponnesian War was ignited in 435 b.c.e., ten years after the Thirty Years' Peace of 445 b.c.e., because of a dispute between ________
A. Mycale and Corcyra B. Corcyra and Corinth C. Corinth and Sparta D. Sparta and Plataea E. Plataea and Mycale
“Victory girls” reflected which of the following?
A) the desperation of the U.S. government B) the low morale in southern cities C) the impact of the war on the sexual order D) the need to draft women into the military