The success of the philosophes was the result of all of the above
a. the growing literacy of urban men and women.
b. a new prosperity that made books affordable.
c. an atmosphere of sociability where new ideas were discussed.
d. the resentment of the reading population against traditional privileges.
e. all of the above
a
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The victory at Vicksburg gave the Union control of __________.
a. the Mississippi River b. the Ohio River c. northern Virginia d. the Gulf of Mexico
What radical idea did Thomas Higginson hold as commander of the First South Carolina Volunteers?
A) He wanted to destroy southern blacks for helping the Confederacy. B) He thought that blacks should be sent to Africa rather than stay in the United States. C) He not only wanted to abolish slavery but to show that blacks and whites were equal. D) He wanted to join southern forces to fight for the continued enslavement of blacks.
“Hot oil” was __________
A. oil that was produced by the major oil companies B. oil that was illegally pumped beyond the production quotas established by the state Railroad Commission C. oil that came from thousands of feet below the surface and had an unusually hot temperature when it reached the surface D. oil that was of unusually high quality
A cyclical theory of history that explained how Western civilization had declined was proposed by
A) José Ortega y Gasset. B) Oswald Spengler. C) Sigmund Freud. D) Franz Kafka. E) Mussolini.