Which of the following was NOT a reason that urban political machines stayed in power?
A) Municipal governments rarely provided public services such as water.
B) They understood how to use the political system for their own good.
C) They performed social services for immigrants.
D) There was little regard for the political system.
E) The cities needed the services they provided.
Answer: D
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A. They lost their legal rights during the transition. B. They gained greater dignity. C. Their labor as household manager and child bearer greatly increased. D. They were now forced to take multiple husbands.
American vaudeville
a. grew out of antebellum minstrelsy. b. would be best described as song shows. c. had largely died out by 1900. d. initially catered to the wealthy, leisure class. e. never appealed to the respectable middle class.
What radically altered the social structure of the coastal trading communities?
a. the slave trade b. palm oil exports. c. the rubber trade. d. demand for ivory. e. the discovery of gold and diamonds in the trans-vaal area.
Why didn’t Philip II invade Persia?
A) He signed a treaty with Artaxerxes.
B) He couldn't control the rebellious Greek city-states.
C) He was killed before he had the chance to invade.
D) He was busy conquering Egypt.