What was the platt amendment?
a. measure that allowed the u. s. government to intervene in cuban affairs
b. roosevelt's first action in controlling relations with cuba
c. a provision that reduced tariffs to strengthen international trade
d. a secret alliance between cuba and the u. s. promising to back each other in world war ii

In shifting to a defense policy based upon the concept of "flexible response," president kennedy was indicating that he had grave doubts about thevalue of which previous defense policy? a massive retaliationb collective securityc containmentd air power

Read the following passage. the early mill girls were of different ages. some were not over ten years old; a few were in middle life, but the majority were between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five. the very young girls were called "doffers." they "doffed," or took off, the full bobbins from the spinning frames, and replaced them with empty ones. based on the passage, early mill girls were mostly young. were mostly middle aged. were of a variety of ages. were mostly children.

How did government policies contribute to the beginning of the industrial revolution in great britain? o a. the british government passed laws that prevented any businesses outside the country from learning about manufacturing innovations. b. the british government established factories that produced industrial goods at low prices. c. the british government broke up joint stock companies to promote competition. d. the british government paid a large percentage of the wages earned by industrial workers.