Stalin's great purges seemed to be primarily aimed at
a. old Bolsheviks who had been loyal to others.
b. young up-and-coming Communists who threatened him.
c. foreign agents who had infiltrated the Soviet system.
d. industrial and agricultural workers.
a
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What conclusion can be made regarding gains and wages among American workers during the 1920s?
A. Workers in more traditional industries enjoyed pay increases, while workers in newer industries dealt with falling wages. B. Workers in the farm sector were more secure economically than urban industrial workers. C. Economic prosperity during the 1920s led to higher, equitable wages among industrial workers. D. Workers in newer industries enjoyed pay increases, while workers in more traditional industries dealt with falling wages.
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux founded the
a. Clunaics. b. Franciscans. c. Dominicans. d. Benedictines. e. Cistercians.
As a result of the Glorious Revolution in England,
A. the Irish gained a number of rights (petition, jury trial, etc.). B. William and Mary were deposed, and James II became the English ruler. C. Parliament enshrined divine-right absolutism in England. D. Parliament became a major participant in the running of the English government. E. Oliver Cromwell was driven into exile.
The "capitulations" were humiliating concessions to the west that
A) allowed western powers to establish spheres of influence within Ottoman territory. B) forbade the manufacture of cotton cloth and obliged Ottomans to buy textiles from Britain. C) held European citizens exempt from Ottoman laws and taxes. D) restricted the exchange of technology and prevented the emergence of domestic industry in the Ottoman empire. E) permitted unrestricted traffic in and out of the Black Sea.