The incentive to mechanize northern industry and agriculture came in part from __________.
a. a shortage of cheap labor
b. the influx of unskilled immigrant laborers
c. discoveries of new sources of raw materials
d. a desire to compete economically with the South
a. a shortage of cheap labor
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A) priests B) bishops C) abbots D) nuns
All of the following are characteristic of the monsoon winds of the South Asian subcontinent EXCEPT:
a. The monsoon winds make rainfall seasonally predictable, although even minor variations in timing can cause disasters such as floods and famine. b. During the wet cycle, the winds from Africa, flowing from southwest to northeast, cause heavy rainfall. c. During the dry cycle, the winds reverse and bring hot, dry air from Central Asia, and the subcontinent becomes arid. d. The heaviest rainfall generally occurs in the north and in the plain of Sind, leaving much of the south comparatively arid year round.
In the early twenty-first century, the European Union established qualifications for potential new members that included
a. disavowal of communism. b. acceptance of NGOs. c. a commitment to market capitalism and democracy. d. willingness to provide economic assistance to Europe's farming community. e. acceptance of each country's national currency.
The largest nation, both in size and population, in South America is
a. Mexico b. Brazil c. Argentina d. Venezuela e. Chile