Horace Mann believed that one of the purposes of public education should be to
a. instill the classical education of the ancient Greeks.
b. train a small elite for government service.
c. teach immigrants the values of middle-class America.
d. challenge traditional thinking and authority.
C
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The lack of significant legislative action by Congress in the Gilded Age is explained by all of the following EXCEPT the
A) prevailing popular concept of limited government. B) usual agreement on significant issues between the two major parties. C) general absence of important political issues. D) virtual equality of power between the two major parties.
Which of the following was an early result of the 1929 stock market crash?
A) even more massive declines in stock values in Europe the day after Black Tuesday B) an acceleration of European repayments of American loans C) a large decrease in American investments in Europe D) increased American exports
Most Dust Bowl migrants headed to
a. Oklahoma. b. Arizona. c. Nevada. d. Oregon. e. California.
The Chinese from California became the major source of labor for the transcontinental railroad in part because
A. most were forced into working for the railroads. B. their more well-established unions won the railroad contracts. C. most were experienced in railroad construction. D. they worked for lower wages than what whites would accept. E. they had no other employment prospects.