The dramatic growth of cities during the nineteenth century was caused primarily by
a. the rise in industry and commerce.
b. the growth of railways.
c. the desire of more people to live in urban environments.
d. the cheaper food there than in the countryside.
a
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A) He brought Roman Peace to an end. B) He passed a law limiting activity of those without jobs after 10 pm, the first curfew. C) He passed a law granting citizenship to all freeborn peoples of the Roman Empire. D) He divided the population into two parts. E) He granted the right for non-citizens to serve in his government.
Horace Mann, leading champion of the common school movement, believed that universal education should be ________ in nature.
A. Catholic B. secular C. multi-denominational D. Protestant
In 1915, President Wilson warned Germany that it would be held "strictly accountable" for
A) loss of life incurred from submarine attacks. B) censoring the mail coming from Europe. C) mining the North Sea. D) the invasion of neutral Belgium.
The Persians learned and borrowed from those they encountered and conquered, especially from ________
A. Greece and Rome B. Mesopotamia and Egypt C. Syria D. Mesopotamia and the Israelites