Why did the baby boom generation put such a strain on Social Security and Medicare in the twenty- first century?
a. They lived longer than members of previous generations.
b. They had more children per family than previous generations.
c. The ratio of workers to retirees was less than two to one.
d. The number of baby boomers was small.
a. They lived longer than members of previous generations.
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A. Tamaroa B. Mississippian C. Miami D. Patawatomi
Which of the following individuals is INCORRECTLY matched with his or her reform movement?
A) Lyman Beecher: temperance B) Horace Mann: public schools C) Theodore Dwight Weld: abolition D) Elizabeth Cady Stanton: women’s rights E) David Walker: prison reform
The Soviet Union was invited to participate in the Marshall Plan.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Examine the image of black slaves working a machine that was published in Harpers Weekly in 1869. What development of the late-eighteenth century does the activity of the men in the image reflect?
A) The machine is the cotton gin, reflecting the expansion of cotton and slavery after 1793. B) The machine is a shotgun, reflecting the practice of hunting by slaves on plantations. C) The machine is an automobile, reflecting the use of cars on plantations. D) The machine is a wheat grinder, reflecting the expansion of grain crops in the South.