Which of the following is true of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff?
a. It weakened the economy because other nations raised their tariff rates, which made it harder to sell theirproducts and, in turn, gave them less money with which to buy American goods or repay their U. S. debts
b. It strengthened the economy by keeping foreign goods out of the country.
c. It strengthened the economy by stimulating competition that brought prices down.
d. It weakened the economy by making foreign products cheaper than American products.
a
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How did Eugene "Bull" Conner help Martin Luther King's civil rights efforts in 1963?
A) King hired Conner as a public relations adviser to gain the support of northern whites. B) Televised reports of Conner's violent attacks against protesters and their children horrified the public and pushed JFK to act. C) King asked Conner to organize the march on D.C. in August. D) King persuaded Conner to become the first southern leader to support the desegregation of schools. E) King encouraged Conner to lobby President Kennedy concerning new civil rights legislation
After the Watergate scandal, Nixon
A) ?rebounded in popularity. B) ?resigned. C) ?was impeached. D) ?was tried for criminal offenses. E) ?None of these are correct.
Which country took the lead in the Industrial Revolution?
a. The United States b. England c. Prussia d. The Netherlands e. France
The Chaldean king who rebuilt Babylonia as the center of his empire was
a. Cyrus. b. Rameses II. c. Nebuchadnezzar II. d. Ashurbanipal I. e. Marquil VI.