During the presidency of William Howard Taft, __________
A) the Republican Party split into two factions
B) Robert La Follette emerged as an opponent of reform
C) conservative Republicans pushed for lower tariffs
D) Richard Ballinger was fired as secretary of the interior
Answer: A
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Because of both over-planting of wheat and the global Depression, which weakened demand,
A) the price of wheat rose in the early 1930s. B) the price of wheat remained unchanged throughout the 1930s. C) the price of wheat fell in the early 1930s. D) farmers agreed to plant more wheat in order to stabilize the market.
Which of the following describes the Aztec tribute system?
a. Comprised of people defeated in warfare. b. Defeated people were forced to pay a tax in the form of goods. c. Defeated people were forced to pay a tax in the form of labor. d. It was an essential aspect of Aztec economic power. e. All of the above.
Typically, immigrants, Catholics, freethinkers, and backwoods farmers of the 1840s would be members of the ________
A) Democratic party B) Equal Rights party C) Federalist party D) Whig party E) Republican party
The Economy Act of 1933
A. ordered all federal agencies to cut their workforce by ten percent. B. proposed to balance the federal budget partly by cutting government workers' salaries. C. gave the government authority to curb irresponsible speculation by banks. D. provided an infusion of cash into the economy. E. gave immediate pensions to retired war veterans.