Which of the following is true of advocates of the "common school" movement?
a. They advocated teacher training and a lengthening of the school year.
b. They proposed that the state should assume responsibility for teaching lower-class children, but that upperand middle-class children should be educated at home or in private institutions.
c. They advocated the building of state-supported technical and vocational schools.
d. They proposed that institutions of higher learning should be free to all who wanted to attend.
a
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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a) break up giant monopolies b) shrink the federal government c) reduce regulations on businesses d) reduce taxes on corporations
American acquisition of Cuba was the goal of the
A) northern free soilers. B) American party. C) Gadsden Purchase. D) Ostend Manifesto.
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a) had not been invented. b) had been used successfully in warfare for years. c) had only been used by Germans in a military situation. d) had been used in warfare by several European countries but never by the United States. e) with few exceptions, were largely untested as a military weapon.