Rockefeller's Standard Oil might not have become such a big, important industry without the invention of the
a. Bessemer process.
b. automobile.
c. electric lightbulb.
d. kerosene lamps.
e. railroads.
b
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A) being fought in West Asia B) being fought against Muslims C) being successful wars D) being led by the king of Aragon
The Holocaust was driven by __________.
A. Polish anti-Semitism B. Nazi policy C. public opinion D. the policies of Eastern European governments
England began importing raw cotton and making cloth domestically
a. because the English Parliament banned importation of cotton cloth. b. because there was no other source of cheap clothing. c. because it badly needed the raw material for its mills. d. because its export was stopped by other countries. e. in order to support the southern states during the American Civil War.
In the late 1800s, supporters of laissez-faire capitalism claimed that government regulation of business would be
a. essential to protect the rights of consumers b. necessary to provide jobs for the unemployed c. useful in competing with foreign nations d. harmful to economic growth