Two key inventions that found their way from China to the West during the twelfth to thirteenth century were
a. the concept of zero and movable type.
b. the magnetic compass and paper.
c. gunpowder and the manufacture of silk.
d. paper money and movable type.
b
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The effect of NSC-68 on the United States was __________.
a. an official warning on the dangers of the growing military-industrial complex b. a reduction in national security spending c. calls for a return to isolationism d. a massive expansion of American military power
Carolina grew slowly until:
A) rice as a staple crop was discovered to be extremely profitable. B) slaves were brought into the colony. C) an alliance with the Indians was signed. D) cotton was introduced into the colony. E) the king forced the English poor to settle the area.
Which of the following was crucial to the successful completion of the Philadelphia Convention?
a. the compromises on slavery and representation b. the proposal to have one house in the national legislature c. accepting the New Jersey Plan d. the drafting of the Bill of Rights
The Supreme Court declared the National Recovery Administration illegal because
a. it regulated companies not involved in interstate commerce. b. it was too favorable to business interests. c. the federal government had no authority to implement collective bargaining. d. the government could set codes to fix prices but not set wages.