For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance.
J. Robert Oppenheimer and the atomic bomb
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The Ottoman Turks defeated the Byzantine Empire because
A) their infantry and cavalry were superior. B) they eliminated all competing religions. C) their administration was inflexible. D) they had a superior navy. E) all of the above.
Emperor Tenchi and Fujiwara Kamatari initiated all but which of the following reforms?
a. a new system of taxation b. a census c. a civil service examination system d. a new legal code
What does it mean to say that Americans spoke a "common language of consumption" by the late nineteenth century?
a. People found that the only way they could become truly American was to buy goods made in America. b. Americans found a commonality in a consumer culture, in which they all could buy the same kinds of goods. c. Americans no longer wanted to produce goods for other countries or themselves and wanted only to buy imports. d. Because of the new types of work in the United States, most Americans were becoming very wealthy and could afford consumer goods. e. Only native-born Americans bought the new consumer goods, which broadened the gap between immigrants and nonimmigrants in the United States.
What African characteristic(s) did second-generation slaves rapidly lose in America?
A) language B) elements of family structure and concepts of self-worth C) feelings of love for parents D) knowledge about agricultural production