The rising popularity of writing desks in the eighteenth-century colonies reflected the whims of fashion more than a true need
A) True
B) False
B
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Economist Thorstein Veblen used the term "conspicuous consumption" to describe
A) Women's frivolous purchases at the new department stores B) The excessive materialism of the wealthy and the widening gap between workers and the wealthy C) The themes of some of the new popular literature D) The rise of vaudeville and new forms of leisure E) All of these choices
How was U.S. imperialism beyond North America similar to its pursuit of Manifest Destiny on the continent?
A) In both cases, white Americans believed that they were racially superior to the groups living in the regions they wanted to control. B) In both cases, American naval forces took control of the regions that they wanted to exploit. C) In both cases, the British government in China was an obstacle to overcome. D) In both cases, spreading Christianity was the main goal of the Americans who wanted to pursue expansion. E) In both cases, Americans wanted to establish new global markets for goods to benefit the U.S. economy.
What has been the major area of conflict between India and Pakistan since their independence from Britain?
What will be an ideal response?
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by __________
A) Robert Smalls B) Robert Barnwell Rhett C) John Wilkes Booth D) Jefferson Davis