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ottish inventor ____B____ modified and improved the design in 1765. A. Abraham Darby B. James Watt C. John Kay D. Richard Arkwright 4. In some areas factory farming methods are used, particularly for ___D_____. A. growing crop B. producing milk C. catching fish D. rearing poultry 5. By tradition, the leader of the majority party is appointed ___A___ by the Sovereign in the United Kingdom. A. Prime Minister B. Member of Parliament C. Lord of Appeal D. Speaker of the House 6. Under the Anglo Irish Treaty, Britain established ___B____ with dominion status in Ireland in 1921. A. the Anglican Church of Ireland B. the Irish Free State C. the Irish Republican Army D. the Anglo Irish Intergovernmental Council 7. Irish broadcasting began in ___C___ in a small studio called Dublin Broadcasting Station. A. 1906 B. 1916 C. 1926 D. 1936 8. ___D____ realized that he could win support for the Union at home and abroad by making the war a just war against slavery. A. Frederick Douglass B. George Washington C. John Adams D. Abraham Lincoln 9. But even after the abolition of slavery, organized or individual discrimination was practiced against ___D___. A. Chinese Americans B. American Indians C. Japanese Americans D. black Americans 10. From 1948 to 1966 average yearly growth in real spendable earnings was ___B___ percent in the United States. A. B. C. D. 11. After a period of prosperity (1920 ~ 1929), government involvement in the economy increased ____A_____. A. during the Great Depression B. after the WW I C. after the WW II D. during the Cold War 12. The United States grows nearly ___B__ of the world39。s grain and supplies a half of all the exports of grain in the world. A. one third B. one fourth C. one sixth D. one seventh 13. Through the Department of __A___, the President is responsible for the protection of Americans abroad and of foreign nationals in the United States. A. State B. Justice