The Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC) was a federal agency designed to protect _______
A) children from abusive working conditions
B) workers in wartime industries from harsh conditions
C) women from discrimination in the workplace
D) minorities from prejudice in war industries
E) the elderly from discrimination in the workplace
Answer: D
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The mills built at Lowell, Massachusetts:
a. produced cotton cloth almost as good as British imports b. proved that American technology was superior to that of foreign countries c. solved the labor problem for two decades by hiring unmarried New England farm girls d. started by hiring Irish immigrants
Which of these explains the numerous uprisings in Italy, Germany, and the Austrian Empire in 1848?1849?
A) the large size of these states B) strong nationalist feelings C) proximity to the Ottoman Empire D) socialist traditions in those regions
The disastrous outcome of the British 1777 New York campaign showed that
a. Americans fought no better in the countryside than they did in cities. b. Americans had unrealistic hopes of attracting foreign support. c. British planning was based on poor assumptions about American geography and Indian support. d. Indians were reliable allies for the British.
In the 1840s, critics of territorial expansion by the United States
A. found their greatest support in the "penny press." B. warned it would increase the controversy over slavery. C. warned that further expansion would cause rifts with Indian tribes. D. enjoyed considerable political support. E. All these answers are correct.