In producing Liberty ships, Kaiser shipyards
a. was unable to supply the navy with the cargo ships required to transport troops and war material to the front.
b. emphasized speed of production over quality.
c. lost its government contract because of cost overruns.
d. found it difficult to retain workers because of unsafe working conditions and low wages.
b
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A) Bacon would probably have been accepted into the ruling clique had he only waited. B) Bacon led a rebellion to prevent Governor Berkeley from waging a war against the Susquehannock Indians. C) Bacon was perceived as a hero by the common people of Virginia. D) Bacon and his men burned Jamestown to the ground. E) Bacon, a member of a respectable English family, had only recently arrived in Virginia.
___________ combined the War of Austrian Succession and the British-Spanish commercial conflict.
A. The defeat of Frederick II B. The reconquest of Silesia C. Sweden's intervention D. The involvement of France
The authors refer to which of the following as the "principal figure in the 'dethronement of reason'"?
a. Nietzsche b. Schopenhauer c. Sorel d. Bergson e. Newton
How and why did the U.S. expand westward across North America, and with what results?
What will be an ideal response?