The economy of the gilded age was characterized by:
a) economic growth and high unemployment among unskilled workers.
b) rapid economic growth and social change.
c) a deep recession in which high unemployment fueled massive and rebellious social change.
d) slow economic growth and high unemployment among the middle class.

How did shays' rebellion reveal the need for a revision of the articles of confederation? a) shays' rebellion exposed the weakness of the central government as written in the articles of confederation. b) shays' rebellion strengthened the ideas of the anti-federalists in the need for a strong national government. c) shays' rebellion illustrated the need for organized local government factions to handle situations such as this. d) shays' rebellion encouraged others to rebel and eventually led to the overthrow of the first established government in the united states.

In e. c. tolman's experiment, some rats were trained to run through mazes for standard food goals, while other rats were allowed to explore the mazes for 10 days without food goals or other rewards. later, when food rewards were placed in a box at the far end of the maze, the previously unrewarded rats reached the food box as quickly as the rewarded rats after only one or two trials. this experiment demonstrated that the rats had the ability to form of their surroundings.

Globalization and technology developments have led to what some individuals have described as "flat world." what is the significance of the flat world concept? what is the impact of the flat world on supply chain requirements and strategies?