A major obstacle to the economic development of Latin America in the 19th century was
a. communication problems and the absence of a common language.
b. geographical barriers that hindered internal trade.
c. the absence of port cities and shipping facilities.
d. lack of trading relationships with more developed countries.
b
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Which statement best summarizes Rousseau's writings about the role of women in society?
A. Rousseau's views had little impact on the ideas of his contemporaries. B. Rousseau's ideas were novel and surprising for most of his readers. C. Rousseau was considered progressive and liberal in his ideas of women. D. Rousseau's traditional ideas deeply influenced many leaders on the subject of gender roles.
The two issues that dominated the 1916 election were labor and
A) ?immigration reform. B) ?women's rights. C) ?World War I. D) ?political corruption. E) ?African American civil rights.
Slavophilism in nineteenth-century Russia advocated all of the following except
a. liberation of the serfs. b. rejection of foreign cultural influences. c. reverence for the Orthodox Church. d. a conservative and paternalistic tsar. e. unifying people under sobornost by widening representation in the parliament.
Roman Catholics are clustered in the U.S. southwest primarily because of migration of
a) Roman Catholics from Canada and the northeastern United States. b) Roman Catholics from Mexico and Latin America. c) Roman Catholics from Ireland. d) Roman Catholics from Quebec. e) Roman Catholics from France.