On May 1, 1886, why did thousands of workers across Chicago go on a one-day strike?
A) in support of a strike by the National Railroad Workers Union
B) to demand an end to industrialists' use of hired detectives
C) for higher wages
D) to show support for the eight-hour workday movement
D
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During the Era of Agrarian Civilizations, the Zhou claimed the _____; so long as leaders ruled conscientiously and ethically, and observed all rites and rituals necessary for the maintenance of order, they would continue to enjoy the support of paradise.
A. Dar-al-Islam B. code of ethics C. Mandate of Heaven D. philosophy of Daoism
The Roman Peace on the borders was rarely disrupted during the first two centuries following Augustus, but problems did occur:
a. Primarily on the northern border, where the kingdom of Meroë was in the ascendancy. b. Primarily on the eastern border, where it was adjacent to Parthia. c. Mainly along the southern border, where Arabian nomads were pressing. d. Largely on the western border, where Viking ships were making raids on the British Isles and Iberian Peninsula.
During his first term, President Roosevelt preferred work relief programs to those that simply provided cash assistance
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Anti-Masons were
A) accused of being a privileged group who used political influence to attain power and profit. B) a political party that attacked special privilege. C) a series of presidents from Virginia who controlled the White House for the first quarter of the nineteenth century. D) a political party that later merged with the Jacksonian Democrats.