Which is false about Andrew Carnegie?
a. believed that the wealthy should pass all their money on to their children, to create dynasties
b. worked with existing technology and methods, and made those show a profit
c. made investments in many areas, including railroading, iron, and steel
d. employed hard-working, young executives and held them accountable for spending
A
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What effect did the proposal of an Equal Rights Amendment have on feminism in the 1920s?
A. Its proposed effect of less protection for women in the workplace bothered many feminists. B. Its failure to achieve ratification strengthened the feminist movement. C. Its proposed creation of separate laws for men and women greatly increased the size of the feminist movement. D. Its timing caused it to go largely unnoticed in the "flapper" culture of American women.
In July 1892, at the Omaha convention, the Populist platform stated many demands. Which one of the following was not included?
a. government ownership of the railroads b. free and unlimited coinage of silver into money c. open immigration and landowning for aliens d. a secret ballot
World War II began in Europe on September 1, 1939, with
a. a German invasion of Austria. b. an Italian assault upon Greece. c. France's reoccupation of the Rhineland. d. a Nazi attack on Poland. e. the Soviet takeover of Finland and the Baltic Provinces.
All of the following statements about the Boer War are true except ______________.
A. casualties were extremely high B. Britain insisted on extending its rule of the territory to cover the Dutch C. the English won, but at great cost D. the English established huge gold and diamond mines worked by the Boers E. it caused Europeans to question whether imperialism was economically or morally defensible