Which statement about the postwar world of work is most accurate?
A. The cultural and economic status of women's work rose for those women who found jobs.
B. A patriotic spirit coupled with pay hikes for unionized white workers prevented strikes.
C. The percentage of women in the workforce declined below 1930s figures.
D. Minority workers lost their jobs through the practice of "last hired, first fired."
Answer: D
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What skeptical argument against transubstantiation was offered by Berengar of Tours?
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To protest the Stamp Act, colonial merchants
a. refused to sell any British-made products in the American colonies. b. created nonexportation associations to help stop the flow of raw materials to England. c. hired privateers to harass British merchant ships in the Atlantic and Caribbean. d. created nonimportation associations to put pressure on British exporters.
The Roman Empire
a. was motivated in part by desire to secure the wealth of the eastern Mediterranean basin and the resources and food supplies of the western Mediterranean basin. b. was constructed following a blueprint established around 450 B.C.E. as the republic took shape. c. was constructed in emulation of previous empires that had dominated the entire Mediterranean basin. d. all of the above.