Thomas Edison set up a research laboratory at Menlo Park, New Jersey, where he brought together engineers and craftsmen to develop new inventions. Before this, inventions were usually the work of a _________ inventor.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Answer: solitary
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During World War I, the French government emphasized that women’s most important duty was to __________.
A) collect the harvest B) work in factories C) nurse wounded soldiers D) give birth to children
Reports from _________________ of his encounters in the Hawai'ian Islands, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest spread interest in Pacific trade throughout the rest of the world
A) ?Captain James Cook B) ?Richard Allen C) ?Joseph Brant D) John Ledyard E) ?Alexander McGillivray
What enabled Britain to challenge France for leadership in the eighteenth century?
A) Strong continental interests B) A massive standing army C) The best navy in the world D) Strong popular democracy with a wide franchise E) None of the above
Japanese imperialism
a. enabled Japan to acquire colonial territory in Africa only in 1911. b. significantly strengthened the myth of European imperialist invincibility with its defeat by Russia in 1905. c. led to an agreement in which Japan accepted United States control over the Philippines in return for the latter's recognition of Japanese annexation of Korea. d. suffered a defeat in its attempt to take over Korea. e. was rebuffed by China in the Sino-Japanese War.