Which of the following is true of party politics in the Gilded Age?
A. Allegiance to national parties and their candidates were usually evenly divided.
B. The Republican party dominated Congress throughout the period.
C. Popular-vote landslides characterized the presidential elections of the period.
D. The party that controlled the presidency usually controlled Congress.
Answer: A
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Which of the following best describes crop and land use patterns in the United States by the 1830s?
A) In New England, industry languished in the post-war depression, causing a revival of New England agriculture. B) Small farmers moved to the South and large planters moved to the Old Northwest. C) The Old Northwest boomed with land development and wheat production. D) In the Old Southwest, cotton growing skyrocketed while land prices plummeted. E) The 1830s saw a revival of the small family farm.
The Soviet Period in Chinese history included all of the following economic and political changes except
a. reorganization of the government along Soviet lines. b. agricultural reform through collectivization. c. high expenditures in developing technological weapons programs. d. implementation of massive public works projects.
Why were more English workers available, despite the negatives of factory work, after 1750?
A. the migration of Scots-Irish to mill country B. a lack of skilled workers C. significantly higher wages in the factory than on the farm D. consolidation of agricultural land ownership
At the turn of the twentieth century, motion pictures
A. All these answers are correct. B. operated under strict morality codes. C. both were the first true mass entertainment medium, and operated under strict morality codes. D. were the first true mass entertainment medium. E. had been invented by D. W. Griffith.