Describe the key items on the Gilded Age farmer's agenda for economic, political, and social reform
What will be an ideal response?
Farmers hoped a more activist government would result from direct election of senators, direct primaries, secret ballots, and the initiative and referendum. They sought labor's support by backing the eight-hour day and immigration restriction. Farmers hoped their own problems would be addressed by government ownership of the railroads, an income tax and inflated currency, and the subtreasury plan.
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A) cooperation of the governments with the Soviet Union B) cooperation of the governments with the U.S. C) inequalities between landowning elites and vast peasant majorities D) oppressive structures of taxes
The new European civilization that emerged in Europe during the Early Middle Ages
a. had Christianity as its center. b. was predominantly Roman in its social and legal relationships. c. used Greek for its intellectual life. d. is considered to be culturally equal with Byzantine and Islamic civilization. e. all of the above
What were the reasons for the failure of the Alexandrian Empire and the success of the Hellenistic world?
What will be an ideal response?
Clovis was accepted by the Romans because ______________.
A. he was baptized under the Nicene Creed B. he continued the use of the Roman law code C. he fought against the Vandals D. they were afraid of his conquests E. None of these.