What steps did Wilson take to encourage production and avoid strikes during the war?
a. He jailed all union leaders.
b. He threatened unions with military intervention in strikes.
c. He created government-sponsored unions.
d. He supported an eight-hour day in war-related industries.
d. He supported an eight-hour day in war-related industries.
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The idea of adding the fight against slavery to their fight for women's rights
A) proved very controversial. B) was only supported by African American women activists. C) was accepted by the conventions of the 1850s. D) found no supporters among women's rights activists.
In a response to the reforms initiated by Emperor Guangxu, all of the following occurred except
a. conservatives turned against him. b. Cixi successfully took power in Peking. c. he was made a palace captive by his aunt. d. the One Hundred Days of Reform failed. e. democracy took root in China.
Why did some politicians oppose the Great Society?
A) They did not want poor people to have access to voting. B) They felt that the programs ignored poverty issues. C) They thought the programs benefitted whites too much. D) Some Democrats thought that the policies favored the rich.
The main plank of the Republican Party's 1860 platform called for
a. a higher tariff. b. federal aid for railroad construction. c. a homestead act. d. abolishing the slave trade in Washington, D.C. e. exclusion of slavery from the territories.