What were common childhood experiences in eighteenth-century Europe? Consider family life, work, and encounters with public institutions.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. High mortality rates meant danger for children and mixed families reconstituted after the death of parents
2. Lack of contraception and rising numbers of abandoned children
3. Labor in the family economy and in the workforce as servants
4. Minimal access to education for non-elites, but rising literacy due to economic demands
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The "Hundred Days" refers to the enormous amount of legislation enacted during the
A) last three months of FDR's first administration. B) first three months of FDR's first administration. C) interim between FDR's election and his inauguration. D) first three months of FDR's second administration.
The Japanese fought in World War I due to their
A. desire to acquire German colonies in Asia. B. fear of America entering into China. C. long-standing Franco-Japanese alliance. D. anger over German atrocities against Chinese civilians. E. concern over Austrian colonial aspirations in the Pacific.
The major port for British control between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea was
a. Singapore
b. Malacca
c. Calcutta
d. Hanoi
e. Zardoz