What term did economist and social critic Thorstein Veblen use to describe the new style created by the rich?
A) American virtue
B) stoic reserve
C) conspicuous consumption
D) religious fervor
Answer: C
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A) 1662 B) 1692 C) 1726 D) 1762
Which of the following statements about Constantinople is NOT true?
A. It was built because the eastern half was the wealthier and more productive part of the empire. B. It allowed the imperial court to keep watch on Germanic tribes on the Danube. C. It was constructed by Constantine. D. It was built in an attempt to revitalize the impoverished eastern half of the Roman empire. E. It allowed the imperial court to keep watch on the Sasanid empire in Persia.
Bills of credit were:
A) documents of loans made by poor farmers. B) currency printed by the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary War. C) terms between banks and individuals regarding loans. D) loans from foreign governments. E) lists of basic rights adopted by most states of the colonies.
Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 relieved much of the social tension among white Virginians by
A) opening additional lands for white settlers. B) halting the influx of black slaves. C) quieting the Indian frontier with a program of educational missions and regulated trade. D) making government more responsive to the common people.