By the end of the twentieth century, central cities
a. had been transformed by a building boom into thriving financial, residential and entertainment centers.
b. served as residential areas primarily for upper- and middle-income people.
c. had solved the problems associated with affordable housing.
d. continued to be the most important centers for retail shopping.
e. had solved the problem of air pollution.
a
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The Portuguese presence in the Indian Ocean meant
A) Muslim states were founded on the Malaysian peninsula. B) no room for competitors. C) the removal of Muslim traders. D) all of the above. E) none of the above.
In his book The City in History, what did Lewis Mumford say was troubling about suburban life?
A) the efficiency of the housing B) the prevalence of poverty C) the environmental destruction D) the connections forged between races E) the uniformity of the lifestyle
In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the dangers of
A. the "military–industrial complex." B. global nuclear war. C. the growing communist threat. D. "brinkmanship" diplomacy. E. excessive consumer materialism.
The oral traditions of the Aryans are of particular importance to historians because the Aryans were ________
A) deeply religious B) invaders C) not literate D) distinctly different from the Harappans