Which of the following stimulated the western cattle industry?
A) court decisions that allowed livestock to be transported across state lines
B) the discovery of precious metals, which made money available for investment in ranching
C) railroads and a population increase in the eastern United States
D) a decline in the amount of beef imported to the United States
E) dietary changes in the eastern United States
Ans: C) railroads and a population increase in the eastern United States
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The Farmers' Alliances
A. sought a closer working relationship with banks than had the Grange movement. B. were far more widespread than the Grange movement. C. had more effective and better-managed cooperatives than the Grange movement. D. were created to replace Grange associations. E. shunned the political system, emphasizing instead education and organization.
What effect did the Memorial Day massacre of 1937 have on the organized labor movement?
A. It turned public support against labor unions and hurt efforts to unionize the steel industry. B. It raised public support but had little effect on unionizing the steel industry. C. It raised public support for unions and helped to unionize the steel industry. D. It turned public support against labor unions but helped to unionize the steel industry.
What fear of the Loyalists did this image come to represent?
A) that they would lose their property and their rights with independence from Britain were achieved B) that war would destroy the British Empire C) that the division between Patriots and Loyalists would result in the collapse of the colonial economy D) that families would be torn apart by the American Revolution E) that the colonies would not be able to function if separated from Britain
During the Cold War, what was the reaction of the United Nations to world events?
A) They were able to intervene every time one member had a concern. B) They were so restricted in their powers that they were never able to intervene. C) They could only reprimand a country, not act. D) They were only able to intervene a few times due to voting procedures. E) They were at the mercy of the smaller nations to react to situations.