Thorstein Veblen attacked late-nineteenth-century middle-class culture and its emphasis on conspicuous consumption

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


TRUE

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As the author describes, for some, the answer comes in dreaming of a near future in which all that anxiety melts away, but for others, the answer to such distress is ______.

A. anger and revolt B. doing nothing C. calm discussion of the issues D. protest and agitation

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Why did the executions of “socially harmful elements” increase during the 1930s?

a) Stalin issued ever higher execution quotas and local secret police competed to kill even more victims. b) Stalin wanted to limit the increases, but did not have enough control over regional rivalries to do so. Consider This: The Great Purge of 1936–1939 ultimately killed about one million Communist Party members. See 12.2.1: Stalin Takes Control. c) Local aristocrats took over the secret police in many areas and punished peasants who had spoken against them during the Civil War. Consider This: The Great Purge of 1936–1939 ultimately killed about one million Communist Party members. See 12.2.1: Stalin Takes Control. d) The executions increased largely due to roving bands of ex-soldiers, not because of the local authorities. Consider This: The Great Purge of 1936–1939 ultimately killed about one million Communist Party members. See 12.2.1: Stalin Takes Control.

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___________ military weakness made it prudent to avoid open warfare with Spain.

a. England’s b. France’s c. Portugal’s d. The Netherlands’

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What did the Newlands Act fund?

a)  irrigation projects b)  higher education c)  public transportation d)  housing development

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