A direct consequence of Henry Ford's assembly-line process was that it
(A) raised the price of automobiles
(B) resulted in small cuts in workers' wages
(C) decreased the need for skilled workers
(D) made the working environment safer
(E) increased the number of women employed in industrial work
Answer: (C) decreased the need for skilled workers
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Which is the best interpretation of historian Davis Eltis's statement: "In terms of immigration alone . . . America was an extension of Africa rather than Europe until the late nineteenth century"?
a. The colonists set up communities in the New World that were much closer to the communities of Africa than to those of Europe. b. Many European colonists gave up the traditional ways of their homelands, while people brought to America from Africa retained most of their traditions. c. The new colonies were governed in ways that were unlike any kind of European government and more like African governments. d. Africans were not the largest group to immigrate to America, but they had the greatest influence on the new colonies. e. More Africans than Europeans came to North America in the early years of colonization.
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At the Alamo, William B. Travis __________
A. believed from the start that the defenders were doomed B. probably did not draw a line in the sand but did allow anyone who wished to leave to do so C. was sick throughout the siege and yielded leadership of his troops to David Crockett D. was never able to communicate with the outside world, so Houston and other Texas leaders had no knowledge of how dangerous the situation had become
Why did students at Kent State University stage a protest that ultimately led to members of the Ohio National Guard firing at the protestors and killing four students?
A) They wanted to protest a proposed law that would have increased the voting age to 24. B) They believed that the Nixon administration had erred in its quest to normalize relations with China. C) They were furious at the Nixon administration for invading the country of Cambodia. D) They were angry that colleges across the country had restricted the right to free speech anywhere on campus.