The Sinhalese people built one of the most intricate irrigation systems to grow what staple crop?
a. wheat
b. millet
c. sugar
d. potatoes
e. rice
e
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U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East today most closely resembles the foreign policy of the 1890s regarding ________
A) Venezuela––the United States nearly went to war with a European power over another country’s border dispute B) the Philippines—the United States used military power to protect a country’s independence and then had trouble withdrawing immediately C) Hawaii—the United States annexed a territory and then formed a state out of valuable foreign land D) Cuba—the United States used military power and defeated an imperial enemy in a short amount of time E) Alaska—the United States bought territory from other countries and eventually made it a state
How did the election of Rutherford Hayes, a Republican, signal the end of Reconstruction?
What will be an ideal response?
The less liberal side of the Code Napoleon included all of the following except
a. denial of equal treatment to workers dealing with their employers. b. retention of serfdom in some parts of France. c. provisions giving the husband nearly absolute power over his wife. d. provisions giving the father absolute power over his children. e. the restoration of slavery in the French colonies.
David Ricardo's iron law of wages stated that
A) wages would rise as competition eliminated inefficient producers. B) wages would decline as productivity drove prices down. C) wages would fall when the population of workers increased. D) wages would rise as workers organized into unions. E) wages were irrelevant; only commodities like pig iron mattered.