How does the Japanese educational system differ from that of the United States?
a. Students in Japan do more work in class, and far less at home.
b. Students in Japan attend school for 240 days and have much more homework.
c. Japanese teachers are permitted to slap students who misbehave in class.
d. Students feel far less pressure to succeed in Japanese schools than in the U.S.
e. Japanese students are encouraged to reject conformity and confront authority.
b
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How were American railroads different from European railroads?
a. American railroads connected only major cities, whereas older European railroads connected small towns as well. b. European railroads employed workers from the upper class, whereas American railroad workers were from the lowest class in society. c. European railroads brought goods to places that could not be reached any other way, whereas American railroads could reach only metropolitan areas. d. Trains on American railroads were not able to travel as far or as fast as European trains because the land on which they traveled was undeveloped. e. European railroads were built between already existing towns, but American railroads often created the towns that they served.
In August of 1914, as war began in Europe, most Americans
a. felt that America should maintain a neutral role in the conflict. b. believed that the US government should fund England's war effort. c. called for direct American military involvement on the Western front. d. protested against President Wilson's decision to send troops.
Eugene Victor Debs, a Socialist Party leader, was imprisoned for delivering an antiwar speech.
a. true b. false
President Theodore Roosevelt's policies, in regard to Asia, were intended
A. to favor Japan. B. to favor China. C. to prevent both China and Russia from becoming dominant there. D. to favor Russia. E. to secure American dominance there.