Why were teacher training schools called “normal schools”? A. because of their normal, or standard, students
B. because of their normal, or standard, curriculum
C. because of their normal, or standard, professors
D. because of their normal, or standard, textbooks

What led to the environmental damage that caused the dust bowl? 1. desert winds emerging from the southwest 2. rotating crops every year and having fallow land 3.overplanting throughout the great plains 4.a year-long drought

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

When there are advances in technology, such as the personal computer, how might business productivity change? a) productivity is separate from technological advances so there is no impact. the new technology can replace outdated, less efficient, machinery. o) the businesses' products will no longer be demanded. d) manufactured items will be made elsewhere.