15. how did the potlatch the societies of the northwest?

a.) by attending potlatch, members of neighboring tribes were guaranteed safety from invaders.

b.) during the potlatch ceremony, goods were brought to one ruler, who unified the tribes.

c.) the potlatch ceremony was created as a way to welcome new tribes into the existing nation.

d.) in the potlatch ceremony, wealth was redistributed, creating balance within the tribes.

Is this statement true or false? before 1850, workers in american mines, mills, and factories were poorly paid, but their safety on the job was always protected by strict laws.

Match the vocabulary word with its meaning. 1. capitalism to change or improve something by correcting faults or removing abuses 2. chattel an economic system based on private ownership and competition motivated by profit 3. imperialism policy extending political, economic, or military rule over another 4. indentured an economic system where colonies supply goods to the mother country 5. mercantilism an agreement committing one person to be another's slave for a certain period of time 6. reform a type of slavery where the slave is the sole property of the master with no rights

It can be inferred that the dramatic increase in defense spending by germany was the result of. (a) attempts by great britain to take german colonies. ( b) fear of a two-front war against france and russia (c) the need to put down a communist rebellion (d) a competition with the allies to produce atomic weapons