The Southern planter class
A) had occupied its position of wealth and power for generations
B) did not dirty its hands by involving itself in the day-to-day affairs of business
C) lived in modest middle class homes
D) dominated the political, economic, and social life of the region
Answer: D) dominated the political, economic, and social life of the region
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The CIO differed from the AFL in that it:
A) included blacks and women. B) distinguished between various gradations of labor. C) organized only skilled labor. D) avoided conflict with mass-production industries.
What did the Tallmadge Amendment propose?
a. That Missouri be admitted as a free state b. That the national bank be eliminated c. To purchase Texas from Mexico d. That slavery be prohibited in any new territories
In 1935, President Roosevelt set up the Resettlement Administration to
a. help farmers migrate from Oklahoma to California. b. place unemployed industrial workers in areas where their labor was needed. c. move Indians from land that could be farmed by victims of the Dust Bowl. d. find jobs for farmers in industry. e. help farmers who were victims of the Dust Bowl move to better land.
Communism ended in Poland because
A) of the fall of the Berlin Wall. B) of pressure from the West. C) of popular pressure, a partially free election, and the voluntary ceding of power by the Communist authorities. D) of a violent popular uprising. E) Gorbachev was seeking reform and less likely to intervene militarily.