According to social historian Stephan Thernstrom, what was the extent of American social mobility in the early industrial era?
A) almost none
B) some, but not much
C) substantial, but limited
D) a great deal
E) almost 100 percent
Answer: C
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A) including erotica. B) describing ordinary life. C) using colloquial language. D) being more accessible to a large number of readers. E) all of the above.
To what does the term banalities refer?
A. the privileges of a lord to extract certain fees and tributes from peasants B. taxes paid by vassals to higher nobles or kings C. fees paid to the church to support local priests D. rituals under which serfs paid homage to local lords
The single young women who worked in the factory mills and lived in factory towns like Lowell experienced harsher working conditions,
lower wages, and less benevolent living conditions as mill factories became larger, faster, and more efficient by the 1830s. Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected in 1932 because he
A. had succeeded in vilifying Hoover, who had been popular up until the election. B. promised voters that he would succeed where Hoover had failed at making volunteerism effective. C. was committed to enacting a very clear and specific plan for economic recovery. D. inspired voters with confidence that he could end the Depression.