In the 1950s, which of the following countries became an ally of the United States?
a) Japan
b) China
c) North Korea
d) East Germany
a) Japan
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An important factor in the rapid development of industry in the United States during the last half of the nineteenth century was
A) increasing competition in the oil business. B) the availability of capital for investment purposes. C) effective regulation of monopolistic business practices by the national government. D) a stable economic cycle.
With regard to school desegregation, President Eisenhower ____________________.
A. ordered the Justice Department to speed desegregation through court suits B. encouraged white resistance to the Brown decision by speaking ambiguously on the issue of federal enforcement of desegregation C. refused to do anything in response to Southern resistance to school desegregation D. sought but failed to pass federal legislation to desegregate public schools in the South
How did the culture of Portugal’s court clash with that of Rio de Janeiro?
a) The local cariocas found Dom João’s court too eager to expropriate their houses. b) Brazilians had high standards and were shocked to find out how shabbily the king and queen presented themselves. Consider This: Why did all of the courtiers shave their heads? See 8.5: Narrative: The King and the Cariocas. c) Brazilians found the hand-kissing ceremony odious because it spread tropical fevers. Consider This: Why did all of the courtiers shave their heads? See 8.5: Narrative: The King and the Cariocas. d) The local cariocas were astounded to find that the courtiers preferred cool tropical clothing to the formalwear that should announce their rank. Consider This: Why did all of the courtiers shave their heads? See 8.5: Narrative: The King and the Cariocas.
The policy of encouraging emigration carried out by the Qing dynasty had the effect of
a. raising taxes on the migrants to pay for new lands and start up money. b. spreading Chinese culture and civilization further than ever before. c. displacing all the Mongol peoples who were forcibly removed from their traditional lands. d. cleaning out the jails because only convicts were sent out to the new colonies.