Why did Coxey's Army choose to pose as they did for this photograph in 1894 as they marched to Washington, D.C., to advocate for a public works project?
A) They wanted the public to know they were members of the middle class calling for reform.
B) They wanted to emphasize their patriotism and not appear to be violent radicals.
C) They wanted to intimidate law officials who threatened them with arrest and violence.
D) They wanted people to recognize them for their military service during the Civil War.
B
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a. Irving Kristol b. Kenneth Galbraith c. Milton Friedman d. Norman Podhoretz e. Phyllis Schlafly
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A. the United States B. the Catholic Church C. nationalism D. imperialism
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A) Eighteenth Amendment B) St. Valentine’s Day Massacre C) Palmer Raids D) Volstead Act