Why was improved agricultural productivity significant for the Midwest?
A) It brought a new reliance on government subsidies.
B) It meant the region was becoming America's breadbasket.
C) It ended chronic starvation in the region.
D) It destroyed small farms.
B
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In 1845, the immediate cause of war with Mexico was
A. Mexico's debt to the United States. B. the Alamo. C. a dispute over territory. D. a dispute over tariffs. E. the issue of slavery.
What incident prompted the racial violence in Wilmington, North Carolina?
A) The KKK held a very large parade in the city's downtown area. B) The editor of a local black newspaper wrote an editorial that condemned white men for the sexual exploitation of black women and suggested that black men had sexual liaisons with rural white women. C) Blacks decided that only violence would end segregation. D) A young black woman decided that she would sit in the white section of a streetcar.
Which of the following political philosophies held that tradition, hierarchy, and corporate relations produced social order and political stability?
A) conservatism B) liberalism C) socialism D) utilitarianism E) egalitarianism
Trade was such an important aspect of Carthaginian life that,
a. it was not taxed b. the Carthaginians ruled their empire indirectly c. the Carthaginians did not require military services d. the Carthaginians did not conquer neighbors for fear of upsetting trade relationships