In the 1980s, for the first time in the post-World War II era,
a. income gaps widened between the richest and the poorest Americans.
b. middle-class incomes rose.
c. the poor made economic gains.
d. the economy stopped growing.
e. the majority of Americans were middle class.
a
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How did the mining industries of the Americas stimulate global economic growth?
A) Mining increased the demand for labor, sparking the growth of an indigenous middle class. B) Mineral ores from Mexico provided the raw materials for European manufacturing. C) The sale of slaves to the mines by the Portuguese resulted in the Portuguese spending their wealth throughout Europe and Africa. D) The Spanish quinto circulated throughout European and Asian markets. E) All these answers are correct.
In the __________ Rebellion in 1739, newly arrived Africans began a bloody revolt against slavery in South Carolina
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
How did governments control populations during the war to focus on "total war"?
What will be an ideal response?
Victory in the French and Indian War brought Britain all of the following spoils, EXCEPT
a. new farmlands in the Ohio Valley. b. profitable fishing grounds off the coast of Newfoundland. c. the mainland of Canada. d. the French Caribbean sugar islands.