Why did the federal government during the late nineteenth century tend to ignore the social consequences of industrialization?
A) Local party bosses refused federal government assistance.
B) Congressmen believed only the president had the constitutional authority to regulate societal issues.
C) Americans believed that volunteer Christian organizations should take care of societal problems.
D) Most American leaders, regardless of party, believed in the laissez-faire doctrine and did not support a large governmental role in the economy.
E) Most leaders believed in communism's focus on individual decision making and not government directed policy.
D
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a. was the dark prelude to the "Era of Good Feelings." b. was particularly damaging to the Northeast. c. caused Henry Clay´s American System programs to be repealed. d. aroused criticism of the practice of imprisoning debtors. e. sparked a national movement for currency and banking reform.
Because of the ideology of the class struggle of the proletariat, the new elite in the Soviet world was made up exclusively of peasants
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Fulbright Program
A. took over the Voice of America and started broadcasting pro-American radio programs into Europe. B. was an exchange of scholars between the U.S. and foreign nations meant to foster understanding between Americans and other cultures, and to promote U.S. values. C. sponsored international conferences in Eastern Europe, where local communists declared American-style capitalism the enemy of art, democracy, and freedom. D. initiated the Cominform, which was intended to educate the public of the perils of communism.
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A. effective substance-use prevention programs B. the feminist analysis program C. effective peer group support programs D. effective eating disorder prevention programs