Who invented the telephone, which revolutionized both business and personal communication?
a. thomas edison
b. alexander graham bell
c. edwin drake
d. george pullman
Ans: b. alexander graham bell
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Under the encomienda system,
A. the Catholic Church established schools and hospitals in Indian villages. B. individual conquistadors were granted tributary Indian villages from which they could collect money and goods. C. Spanish Jesuits undertook the task of converting Indians to the Christian faith. D. prisoners from Spain were sent to work in New World silver mines for periods ranging from seven years to life.
How does the image of Uncle Sam differ in these two cartoons?
A) In Give the Child Over to the Nurse, he is portrayed as looking to the future; in School Begins, he is portrayed as occupied with the past. B) In Give the Child Over to the Nurse, he is portrayed as offering mere sustenance; in School Begins, he is portrayed as offering a useful education. C) In Give the Child Over to the Nurse, he is portrayed as ignorant of a child's needs; in School Begins, he is portrayed as being learned. D) In Give the Child Over to the Nurse, he is portrayed as truly desiring to help; in School Begins, he is portrayed as indifferent. E) In Give the Child Over to the Nurse, he is portrayed as nurturing; in School Begins, he is portrayed as both threatening and neglectful.
The militant African American leader who most directly challenged Martin Luther King, Jr.'s goal of peaceful integration was
a. Medgar Evers. b. Malcolm X. c. Fannie Lou Hamer. d. Andrew Young. e. Ralph Abernathy.
Austria's status as the loser in the eighteenth-century wars resulted in all of the following except
a. Maria Theresa being forced to abdicate. b. the Habsburgs instituting significant social reforms. c. a radical restructuring and buildup of the army. d. obtaining the power of permanent state taxation. e. delegating operations to the corp of administrators.