In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, consumer capitalism represented an ethical revolution because:
A. it celebrated consumption and extravagance.
B. it encouraged restraint and drift.
C. it encouraged the virtues of peasant societies.
D. it increased the appeal of revolutionary socialist ideologies.
C. it encouraged the virtues of peasant societies.
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In response to the "sack of Lawrence," Kansas, John Brown
A) initiated a raid on a federal arsenal. B) attacked a pro-slavery senator. C) led a slave insurrection. D) executed five pro-slavery settlers at Pottawatomie Creek.
Aside from the collapse of the stock market and banking industry in the United States, the Great Depression was worsened in America by
a. an ecological disaster known as the Dust Bowl. b. earthquakes on the West Coast. c. the collapse of the oil industry. d. the failure of the government to create new social programs.
The agricultural revolution led to the development of stone tools, including the use of ________ for creating sharp tools.
A. flint B. copper C. obsidian D. granite E. iron
If you found yourself in an early modern European town, what would be the easiest way to recognize a nobleman?
a) He would be armed with a sword. b) He would be better dressed than anyone else on the street. Consider This: What was traditionally the most important job of a nobleman? See 1.4: A Society of Orders. c) He would be more well-spoken than anyone else on the street. Consider This: What was traditionally the most important job of a nobleman? See 1.4: A Society of Orders. d) He would be the one literate enough to carry a book. Consider This: What was traditionally the most important job of a nobleman? See 1.4: A Society of Orders.