Women played a major role on the domestic front during World War II by
(a) becoming candidates for public office
(b) campaigning for woman's suffrage
(c) demonstrating against involvement in the war
(d) taking jobs in the defense industry
Answer: (d) taking jobs in the defense industry
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A) ?? They attacked Irish Catholic immigrants. B) ?? They struck for wage increases. C) ?? They established rural republican townships. D) ?? They attempted to form labor unions. E) ?? They joined forces to buy factories and run them as cooperative, employee-owned companies.
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A. moral influence. B. public humiliation. C. surveillance. D. guilty conscience.
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A. The harshness of nature made farm life difficult. B. Rising crop prices made farming attractive to homesteaders. C. Establishing a homestead farm was expensive for the average family. D. Large-scale farmers had a competitive advantage over small farmers.
The conservatives courted reformers by going further than liberals to __________.
A. recognize trade unions B. raise taxes to pay for education C. promote women's suffrage D. establish a public health service