Question 1 1 / 1 point The most important factor behind the phenomenal American economic growth that occurred between 1840 and 1860 was manufacturing advancements. an increase in agricultural productivity an increase in agricultural productivity. an adequate supply of laborers. a constant influx of immigrants. Question 2 1 / 1 point In contrast to the Germans‚ Irish immigrants in the 1840s and 1850s often worked as skilled artisans in the northeastern U.S. cities
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to 1877 Instructor: 18 July 2011 Pre and Post Reconstruction Period – Politics‚ Economic and Social Effects This research paper is intended to explain in general terms some of the political‚ economics and social effects America dealt with during the Pre and Post Reconstruction Period. During the last years of the Civil War‚ as Union forces moved closer to victory and millions of former slaves became free‚ Americans began to think about how to reconcile the splintered parts of the
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critical-thinking skills and effectively communicate your ideas. Directions Please save this document before you begin working on the assignment. Type your answers directly in the document. _________________________________________________________________________ Self-Checked Activities Write a response for each of these activities. At the end of the lesson‚ click the link on the final screen to open the Student Answer Sheet. Use the sample answers to evaluate your own work. 1. Analyzing Editorials
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impact of an increase in the money supply? Answer Selected Answer: It leads to increased price level‚ but there is no change in real GDP. Correct Answer: It leads to increased price level‚ but there is no change in real GDP. Question 2 1 out of 1 points Which of the following would make the price level decrease and real GDP increase? Answer Selected Answer: Long-run aggregate supply shifts right. Correct Answer: Long-run aggregate supply shifts
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1) Discuss the ways in which government can manage an economy to encourage economic growth There are various and conflicting views about how the government can manage an economy to encourage economic growth. At one extreme there is a non-interventionist view that suggests government should create a stable framework of rules within which a competitive capitalist economy can produce the necessary motivation for it to grow. Monetary policy needs to be focused on creating price stability with a current
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circumstances to the industrial boom between 1815 and 1900. In that time period‚ Eli Whitney’s cotton gin and the McCormick Reaper incited a new and more efficient way of living. The revolutionary changes made to the entire society allowed the country to modernize every aspect of life. Changes were seen as beneficial because of the lack of mass corruption to the integrity of the political and economic areas of America. Unlike the boom during this era‚ the time period following the Civil War caused an outburst
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a barrier‚ for Europeans. After 1492‚ this focus shifted to the Atlantic Ocean by routes south around the Cape of Good Hope‚ and by trans-Atlantic trade. European discoveries of new land meant an increase in commercial activity of the society from which the discoverer comes. Until then‚ most trading and manufacturing originated from Asia. The opening of the Atlantic introduced more sources and markets having a positive effect on European commerce. On a more specific level‚ the role of internal commerce
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In what way the African Americans shaped the course and consequences of the Civil War? Confine your answer to the years from 1861 and 1870. Immediately after the election and inauguration of Abraham Lincoln‚ the newly-established Republican Party’s presidential nominee‚ eleven states of the South seceded from the Union. These events marked the beginning of the Civil War and the war was a result of many political tensions that had emerged between the North and the South in the prior decades‚ all
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Gangyi Wu Mark Scamahorn Eng 110‚ March 15‚ 2012 Desperate to survival How can a big brother who loses his parents in a short period of time survive? How is it possible for him to take care of his little brother at the same time? In A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius‚ the author Dave Eggers describes a long dialogue between him and his brother Toph. In fact‚ the dialogue is not happening in the real world; instead‚ it is a “me and I” dialogue. Dave talks about his long day in the beginning
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Beginning Farmers and Ranchers A financially viable farm business can require control of substantial assets‚ posing a major obstacle to potential new farmers or ranchers. Several U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs are designed to support the special needs of beginning farmers and ranchers‚ including financial support in the form of loans and higher conservation payment rates. What Is the Issue? Policymakers have responded to the perceived needs of beginning farmers and ranchers
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