Which of the following was true of urban life in Latin America during the 1930s and 1940s?
A) The social democratic parties similar to those in Germany came to power but did not last long.
B) The industrial working class grew rapidly and played a role in national affairs including universal suffrage.
C) The absentee landlords began to sell off their property, fearing nationalization by governments in need of capital.
D) The immigration from Europe decreased, making it somewhat easier for urban dwellers to find jobs.
E) The women began to agitate for voting rights, which they did not receive until the 1960s in most places.
B
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A) It became hereditary. B) The silver mines came to be worked by debtor slaves. C) The number of slaves decreased dramatically. D) Skilled craftsmen were enslaved so that their masters could profit from their artistry. E) Most came to be used as farm labor.
Known for such works as the romance Shakuntala and the epic The Cloud Messenger, __________ is the most influential poet and dramatist of the Sanskrit language and is widely referred to as “India’s Shakespeare.”
a. Sudraka b. Kalidasa c. Bhasa d. Asvaghosa
Pastoral Masai
a. formed into large states and chiefdoms. b. were a closed group defined by blood relationships and unwilling to admit others into their world. c. interacted extensively with settled societies in the region even as they maintained their own identity through their pastoral lifestyle. d. rejected the "age grades" used by settled Masai to produce bonds between boys and men from different villages and lineages.
William Henry Harrison's nickname "Tippecanoe" refers to his involvement in __________
A) the emancipation of African American slaves in the South B) the forced relocation of eastern tribes west of the Mississippi River C) widespread disease and death during the westward movement D) a western battle with Native Americans E) the nullification crisis