As a result of the Panic of 1893, which of the following took control of the railroad industry?
a) J. P. Morgan and Company
b) Standard Oil Company
c) Federal Steel
d) National Steel
a) J. P. Morgan and Company
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Turn-of-the-century Americans sought some measure of escape from the grinding reality of urban life through
A) amusement parks. B) narcotic drugs. C) motion pictures. D) All of the above.
According to the introductory video in section 22.1, why are people more affected by economic depressions in an industrial economy than in an agricultural economy?
A) Workers in an industrial economy are dependent on a paycheck. B) Workers in an industrial economy can eat part of what they grow. C) Businesses in an industrial economy cut their profits to help workers. D) Businesses in an industrial economy are subsidized by the government.
Janissaries were ______________.
A. mainly Christian boys B. an elite group of Muslim soldiers C. seized from conquered territories D. forced to convert E. All of these.
Which of these patterns is visible in Map 1.2, "The Spread of Agriculture"?
A) The greatest impact on African culture comes from Europe. B) In terms of agriculture, the Americas form one culture. C) India is closely connected to both the Middle East and southeast Asia. D) Rice cultivation spread from China.