What does it mean to say that some professions became "feminized" in the late 1800s?
a. Women were much better at certain jobs, such as nursing, and began to dominate those fields.
b. Men were no longer capable of doing certain jobs, since they were needed in industrial jobs, so women took their places.
c. Only married women were allowed to work at certain jobs, since unmarried women would be leaving their jobs eventually to get married.
d. As more women took jobs in certain fields, men left them, and this lowered the status of these professions.
e. Many women began to get work as lawyers, doctors, and ministers; and Americans began to accept women in these kinds of work.
D
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A) social equality for all subjects. B) religious toleration. C) representative democracy. D) divine right theories of kingship.
Economically, European liberals of the nineteenth century
a. opposed government regulation of wages. b. sought the removal of economic restraints such as tariffs. c. supported the creation of internal markets through improved transportation. d. All of these answers are correct.
Which of the following facts concerning the Northwest Ordinance is not true?
A) It forbade slavery in the Northwest Territory. B) It permitted the citizens of a territory to elect a legislature and make their own laws. C) It permitted the citizens of a territory to write a state constitution and apply to Congress for admission as a new state. D) It outlined the steps for the creation and admission of new states. E) It removed Native Americans and guaranteed white settlers the right to buy land in the territory.
The Royal Road of the Persian Empire linked the capital of Susa with
a. The Black Sea trade ports. b. Cities on the Aegean coast. c. Central Asian cities on the Silk Road. d. Trade cities on the Oxus River. e. The capital of the Egyptian Empire.