In El Salvador, Fourteen Families refers to
A) a tiny elite of uncertain number who dominate the Salvadoran economy and state.
B) the fourteen families of colonial origin who dominate the Salvadoran economy and state.
C) a secret society, uniting the landed oligarchy and military, who monopolize power.
D) a group of landowners, military officers, and industrialists responsible for "death squads."
A
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Which concept was rejected by Protestant reformers?
a. The elimination of saints b. The subordination of women to men c. The insistence on celibacy for the clergy d. The vernacular translations of the Bible e. The idea of state-sponsored churches
Coxey's Army marched on Washington, demanding
A. advanced pension payments. B. stricter immigration laws. C. government relief from unemployment. D. the return to free silver.
The Missouri Compromise banned slavery in the territory __________
A) east of the Mississippi River B) west of the Mississippi River C) north of present-day Missouri and Kansas D) north of present-day Virginia
Hegel's notion of dialectic is best defined as
A) a variation on Plato's themes of dominant and submissive ideas. B) counterpoints of the same argument. C) the conflict within ones rational mind to act or to remain stagnant. D) the conflict of opposing ideas, a thesis and an antithesis. E) the contradiction between reason and intuition.