Gorbachev's biggest problem in initiating economic reforms was
a. getting the Communist Party to agree to a consumer market.
b. getting the factory managers and workers to follow the central dictates of the party.
c. rapidly rising inflation at the same time that savings were devalued.
d. union protests for fixed wage increases the government could not afford.
e. creating a streamlined method of production to eliminate inefficiency.
c
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Technological changes in the petroleum industry in the late nineteenth century
A) were retarded by the monopolistic control exerted by John D. Rockefeller. B) had little impact compared to those in iron and steel. C) occurred rapidly and put a premium on refining efficiency. D) were slow in coming because there was a limited consumer demand for petroleum products.
Women working for the abolitionist movement found
A) ready acceptance for their activities. B) no difference from their other daily activities. C) great resentment and resistance to their speaking roles. D) a group ready to call for equality for the sexes.
There were significantly fewer markets and long distance trade in the early Middle Ages
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Margaret Thatcher sought to invigorate the British economy by all of the following except
A) a complete dismantling of the welfare system. B) the fostering of a new “enterprise culture.” C) privatization of state-owned companies such as Rolls Royce. D) curtailment of trade-union power. E) increasing the price rate of public housing to increase government income.