The Thirty Years' War had killed an estimated _________ of the German population and has been called the worst European catastrophe since the Black Death
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
one-third
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In an 1884 editorial, pro-labor newspaper editor John Swinton argued that
A) tougher immigration laws would improve conditions for American workers. B) strikes should be enacted even if union members do not fully support them. C) the federal government should set up an agency to arbitrate labor disputes. D) strikes, contrary to popular belief, seldom failed. E) poor working conditions would be much worse without unions and strikes.
What catch phrase did Woodrow Wilson use to describe World War I?
A) "the war to make the world safe for democracy" B) "the war to end all wars" C) "the sword is drawn and together we will win" D) "the war that should never have been" E) "a just war settled by a just peace"
The text suggests that the primary explanation for the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union was
a. exclusively because of failures within the Soviet Union, especially in its command economy. b. entirely the result of the arms race initiated by President Ronald Reagan which bankrupted the Soviet Union. c. mainly the result of failures within Soviet society but it was also influenced by Reagan's arms race policy. d. environmental disasters in Central Asia and Siberia. e. the weak leadership of President Boris Yeltsin.
What was meant by enclosure in England?
A. Lands were consolidated into the hands of one person for farming. B. Fences were raised between property lines to create divisions. C. Landlords cut off peasants from common grazing and pasture lands. D. Farms became closed to untried or suspicious crops. E. None of these.