In response to the Pullman strike, President Cleveland opted to
A) intervene as a neutral and mediate a settlement.
B) stay out of the way and allow the governor of Illinois to handle the crisis.
C) send in federal troops to back a court order and end the strike.
D) have Congress nationalize the Pullman Palace Car Company.
E) draft the strikers into the army and force them to go back to work.
C
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A) They increased the size of their navy. B) They forged a new alliance with France and Russia. C) They doubled the size of their army. D) They strengthened ties with Italy. E) The reached out to negotiate with the Ottoman Empire.
Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv, successive prime ministers of India, both
a. Alienated Hindu nationalists b. Were assassinated c. Were Communists d. Alienated Muslims e. Came to power by military coup
Which of the following groups wanted no part in American politics in the 1850s?
A) Plains Indians B) African Americans C) white women D) white men
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A. leaders of the new states were suspicious of strong governments. B. of the expense that was likely to occur under a large bureaucracy. C. of the framers' lack of ability to agree on its structure. D. it was something that was simply overlooked in favor of more pressing concerns.