President Grover Cleveland aroused widespread public anger by his
a. vetoing the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act.
b. declining to take any federal government action to address the worst economic downturn of the nineteenth century.
c. taking the United States off the gold standard.
d. borrowing $65 million in gold from J.P. Morgan's banking syndicate.
e. wasting the federal surplus on pork-barrel spending.
d
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Why did Christianity first take root in urban areas? What impact did this have on the further development and expansion of the religion?
What will be an ideal response?
Why did the Confederation Congress start printing paper currency after the American Revolution?
A) to placate merchants B) to pay soldiers in the Continental Army on a regular basis C) to make up for the shortage of silver and gold D) to encourage exports
In the Union of South Africa's colonial era, voting was
a. restricted to whites only. b. given to Black Africans if they had achieved a high school degree, which of course limited their numbers. c. usually only available to whites, except in Cape Colony where mixed race persons could also vote. d. given only to those of English descent, whereas those of Dutch descent were excluded after Britain's victory in the Boer War. e. based upon income and educational qualifications and did not discriminate on a racial basis.
Which philopshopher said, "I take no action and the people are reformed. I enjoy peace and the people become honest. I do nothing and people become rich. I have no desires and people return to the good and simple life"?
a) Confucius b) buddha c) christ d) Laozi