In the period from 1865 to 1900, the United States Government aided the development of the West by
a. maintaining free and unlimited coinage of silver
b. offering low-interest loans to businesses
c. granting land to railroad companies
d. providing price supports for farm products
Answer: c. granting land to railroad companies
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How did FDR stop the run on banks?
A) He nationalized the banking system. B) He deposited treasury surpluses in banks to give them necessary capital. C) He had Congress draft emergency legislation to support private banks. D) He asked Congress to create a new national bank to control the banking system.
Which of the following CANNOT be associated with Erasmus?
a. biting wit, criticism of scholasticism, and clerical corruption b. education by the Brethren of the Common Life c. a simpler Christianity based on the Bible d. the belief that religion is not opposed to nature e. full support for the Reformation
The Liberty League, established in 1934,
A. demanded the nationalization of major industries. B. condemned the New Deal as anti-capitalist. C. pushed for a more aggressive foreign policy, claiming that FDR's administration had neglected America's role in the world. D. opposed the Civilian Conservation Corps because it provided jobs for young single males rather than men who had families to support.
Which of the following did NOT come about because of Greek colonization?
A. increased contact with other societies B. an increase in the size and diversity of trade C. a quickening of the tempo of social life D. a centralized imperial state E. the spread of Greek language and cultural traditions