The rise of the industrial factory system deeply affected the lives and status of workers who now
A) were often paid in kind.
B) no longer owned the means of economic production and could only sell their labor for a wage.
C) were less vulnerable to more rapid cycles of economic boom and bust.
D) got both good wages and many fringe benefits unknown before.
E) became serfs, legally tied to factories.
B
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a) sensitivity to moral issues b) entitlement to natural rights c) ability to manage households d) nature to rebel against authority
Upton Sinclair described the __________ as the "wage slaves of the Beef Trust."
a. consumers of unsanitary beef b. inhumanely treated cows c. poorly paid meat packers d. African American indentured servants e. politicians whom owners bribed
Nationalists were suspicious of the church due to __________.
A. its appeal to identities that superseded nationality B. the claims of the church to levy taxes C. traditional attitudes regarding women and the family D. the church's defense of monarchism
On what basis did Britain insist it was necessary to maintain a presence in India?
a. India was an important military area for the British. b. India was in danger from the Japanese. c. India's diverse peoples required that the British remain an arbiter. d. Economically, the British textile industry received all its cotton from India. e. The British government feared the interference of France.